Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cuba
Cuba: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 55.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cuba, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 55.8% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cuba peaked at 55.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 93rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +921.2% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +44.9% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 55.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 55.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 2.4% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 52.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cuba?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cuba was 55.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Cuba ranks 93rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).