Cuba vs Spain: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cuba
326,968 hectares
in 2025
Spain
369,964 hectares
in 2025
Cuba rank
55th
Spain rank
54th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cuba
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 369,964 hectares against 326,968 hectares in Cuba, a difference of 42,996 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.
Cuba ranks 55th and Spain ranks 54th of 225 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,674 hectares | 137,899 hectares | 138,774 hectares | Cuba |
| 2010s | 144,867 hectares | 79,327 hectares | 65,540 hectares | Cuba |
| 2020s | 243,283 hectares | 144,458 hectares | 98,825 hectares | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cuba or Spain?
- Spain, at 369,964 hectares against 326,968 hectares in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cuba and Spain?
- 42,996 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Spain rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cuba ranks 55th and Spain ranks 54th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.