Chile vs Cuba: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chile
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba
969,964 tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
Cuba rank
38th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Cuba
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.12 million tonnes against 969,964 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 151,366 tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 86 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Cuba ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10,814 tonnes | -22,348 tonnes | 33,162 tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 46,865 tonnes | 36,762 tonnes | 10,103 tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 66,350 tonnes | 1,209 tonnes | 65,141 tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 74,126 tonnes | 9,615 tonnes | 64,512 tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 92,758 tonnes | 14,801 tonnes | 77,957 tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 198,012 tonnes | 106,320 tonnes | 91,691 tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | -144,103 tonnes | 68,292 tonnes | 212,394 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | 23,961 tonnes | -182,730 tonnes | 206,691 tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 83,718 tonnes | -15,582 tonnes | 99,300 tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 51,522 tonnes | -36,544 tonnes | 88,067 tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 751,928 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 780,656 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 982,810 tonnes | 157,856 tonnes | 824,954 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 219,818 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 728,819 tonnes | 403,451 tonnes | 325,369 tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | -1.12 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 455,180 tonnes | 377,154 tonnes | 78,026 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.60 million tonnes | -577,385 tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | -2.65 million tonnes | 390,664 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Chile or Cuba?
- Chile, at 1.12 million tonnes against 969,964 tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chile and Cuba?
- 151,366 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 36th and Cuba ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.