Marine protected areas in Cuba
Cuba: Marine protected areas was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Cuba, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.2% for marine protected areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Cuba peaked at 4.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2013.
Cuba ranks 71st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +65.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 68 Greece 4.7% compare
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.5% compare
- 70 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.4% compare
- 71 Greenland 4.2% compare
- 71 Turkmenistan 4.2% compare
- 74 Mauritania 3.7% compare
More climate change data for Cuba
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,149 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 320.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,054 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 500.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Cuba?
- Marine protected areas in Cuba was 4.2% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2013.
- How does Cuba rank for marine protected areas?
- Cuba ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.