Annual number of wildfires in Cuba
Cuba: Annual number of wildfires was 769 wildfires in 2026. ▲ Rising
Annual number of wildfires in Cuba, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in wildfires.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 769 wildfires for annual number of wildfires in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of wildfires in Cuba peaked at 2,867 wildfires in 2020 and was at its lowest, 690 wildfires, in 2018.
Cuba ranks 55th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Annual number of wildfires in Cuba, year by year
| Year | wildfires | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,370 wildfires | — |
| 2013 | 1,680 wildfires | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 1,182 wildfires | -29.6% |
| 2015 | 2,082 wildfires | +76.1% |
| 2016 | 1,101 wildfires | -47.1% |
| 2017 | 1,950 wildfires | +77.1% |
| 2018 | 690 wildfires | -64.6% |
| 2019 | 1,243 wildfires | +80.1% |
| 2020 | 2,867 wildfires | +130.7% |
| 2021 | 1,928 wildfires | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 1,547 wildfires | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 2,706 wildfires | +74.9% |
| 2024 | 1,490 wildfires | -44.9% |
| 2025 | 1,762 wildfires | +18.3% |
| 2026 | 769 wildfires | -56.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 769 wildfires is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105.5 wildfires, 7.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 769 wildfires is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49 wildfires, 15.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,412 wildfires | 690 wildfires | 2,082 wildfires | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,867 wildfires | 769 wildfires | 2,867 wildfires | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of wildfires in Cuba?
- Annual number of wildfires in Cuba was 769 wildfires in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of wildfires recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2,867 wildfires in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual number of wildfires recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 690 wildfires in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for annual number of wildfires?
- Cuba ranks 55th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of wildfires rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.