Cuba

Location
Havana
Cuba
22° 58' 59.88" N, 82° 24' 0" W
Capital City:
Havana
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net enrollment ratio in primary education | 99.59999999999999 | 99.59999999999999 | 98.2 | 97 | 97 | 98.90000000000001 | MDG Database | |||||
| Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 43.2 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | 99.8 | 99.8 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural land (1000 Ha) | 6,554 | 6,656 | 6,654 | 6,638 | 6,528 | 6,637 | 6,630 | 6,620 | 6,600 | FAO | ||
| Forest area (sq km) | 24,350 | 24,906 | 25,462 | 26,018 | 26,574 | 27,130 | 27,686 | 28,242 | World Bank | |||
| Forest area (% of land area) | 22.17 | 22.68 | 23.19 | 23.69 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 25.21 | 25.72 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International tourism receipts (% of total exports) | 1,948 | 1,840 | 1,769 | 1,999 | 2,114 | 2,399 | 2,404 | Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40. |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country population | 11,086,800 | 11,113,700 | 11,138,900 | 11,161,400 | 11,179,800 | 11,193,200 | 11,201,100 | 11,204,400 | 11,204,700 | 11,204,200 | World Bank | |
| Population annual growth | 0.256027 | 0.241742 | 0.226392 | 0.202365 | 0.164986 | 0.119277 | 0.0707769 | 0.0296444 | 0.0026507 | 0.00495339 | World Bank | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) | 65 | 53 | 53 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDI - Human Development Index | UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a). |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric power consumption (kWh) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | World Bank | |||
| Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) | 3,098 | 3,157 | 2,579 | 2,248 | 2,084 | 1,586 | 1,391 | 1,300 | World Bank | |||
| Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) | 72.45 | 71.54000000000001 | 74.69 | 77.42 | 78.53 | 83.20999999999999 | 85.81999999999999 | 86.77 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) | 26,039 | 25,453 | 26,091 | 25,453 | 24,936 | 25,020 | 26,032 | 27,055 | MDG Database (CDIAC Data) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved water source (% of population with access) | 90 | 92 | 94 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 2.69 | 4.34 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a special edition of the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles for the Caribbean,” as well as the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles Special Edition on Islands,” which summarize the state of renewable energy in these areas.
This overview includes information on the individual countries’ energy supplies, electrical generation, grid capacity and energy access, and highlights the countries’ energy...

07 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 September 2012: The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has announced the list of members as of 1 September 2012. IPBES has currently 92 members, including eight small island developing States (SIDS).
SIDS members of IPBES are: from Africa, Guinea-Bissau; from Asia and the Pacific, Fiji; and from the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
IPBES also has members from Eastern Europe, Latin...

02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 July 2012: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the members of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons to advise on planning the post-2015 agenda. The 26-member panel includes representatives from government, civil society and the private sector, and will hold its first meeting in September 2012, in the margins of the 67th UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level debate, which opens on 25 September.
The Panel is tasked with evaluating the results and achievements of the Millennium...

External Resources:
National focal point for sustainable development:
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia y Medio Ambiente (Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment)
Government:













