Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.011 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.011 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.011 units per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0046 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba stood at 0.011 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 0.011 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cuba 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.011 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0088 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.011 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0086 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 71 Albania 0.0114 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Armenia 0.0113 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Moldova 0.0112 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Panama 0.0109 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Pakistan 0.0107 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Benin 0.0105 units per square kilometre 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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.011 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.