Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cuba
Cuba: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cuba is 6.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cuba peaked at 7.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2013.
That places Cuba 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.9% | — |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +46.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 131 Brunei Darussalam 7.5% compare
- 131 Mali 7.5% compare
- 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.0% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 6.8% compare
- 136 Bangladesh 5.9% compare
- 136 Republic of Korea 5.9% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cuba?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cuba was 6.9% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
- How does Cuba rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Cuba ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.