Savanna fires — Burned Area in Cuba
Cuba: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 66,712 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 66,712 ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
The figure is down 48.5% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Cuba peaked at 165,214 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22,873 ha, in 1997.
That places Cuba 67th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64,449 ha | — |
| 1991 | 64,449 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64,449 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64,449 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64,449 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64,449 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28,072 ha | -56.4% |
| 1997 | 22,873 ha | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 28,002 ha | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 33,809 ha | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 37,148 ha | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 39,007 ha | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 51,574 ha | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 38,664 ha | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 165,214 ha | +327.3% |
| 2005 | 108,890 ha | -34.1% |
| 2006 | 94,780 ha | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 64,164 ha | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 54,443 ha | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 108,286 ha | +98.9% |
| 2010 | 41,211 ha | -61.9% |
| 2011 | 109,766 ha | +166.4% |
| 2012 | 39,049 ha | -64.4% |
| 2013 | 54,742 ha | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 44,381 ha | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 82,081 ha | +84.9% |
| 2016 | 40,292 ha | -50.9% |
| 2017 | 72,063 ha | +78.9% |
| 2018 | 28,368 ha | -60.6% |
| 2019 | 27,104 ha | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 143,058 ha | +427.8% |
| 2021 | 71,230 ha | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 44,360 ha | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 129,609 ha | +192.2% |
| 2024 | 66,712 ha | -48.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 66,712 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,618 ha, 4.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 66,712 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,836 ha, 11.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +427.8% | 27,104 ha | 143,058 ha |
| 2004 | +327.3% | 38,664 ha | 165,214 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,945 ha | 22,873 ha | 64,449 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,217 ha | 37,148 ha | 165,214 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,906 ha | 27,104 ha | 109,766 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,994 ha | 44,360 ha | 143,058 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 64 Philippines 89,808 ha compare
- 65 Indonesia 80,986 ha compare
- 66 Ecuador 67,595 ha compare
- 68 North Macedonia 61,694 ha compare
- 69 Rwanda 50,070 ha compare
- 70 Bangladesh 47,874 ha compare
More climate change data for Cuba
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 70.05 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Cuba?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Cuba was 66,712 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 165,214 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,873 ha in 1997.
- How does Cuba rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Cuba ranks 67th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.