Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba stood at 0.0002 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 168.4% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.0004 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2003.
That places Cuba 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -72.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +714.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +115.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -56.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -38.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +150.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -52.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +113.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +67.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +222.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -69.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +83.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +168.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0002 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 165.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0002 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 hectares per person, 62.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +714.5% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 13 Argentina 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 15 Angola 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0.0002 hectares per person compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 0.0002 hectares per person compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 hectares per person 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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Cuba was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Cuba rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.