Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba
Cuba: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba stood at 1.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.
That places Cuba 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 45 Latvia 1.2% compare
- 46 Zambia 1.2% compare
- 48 Bangladesh 1.1% compare
- 49 China 1.1% compare
- 50 Mozambique 1.0% compare
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cuba was 1.1% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Cuba ranks 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).