Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cuba
969,964 tonnes
in 2024
Dominican Republic
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
38th
Dominican Republic rank
35th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1.30 million tonnes against 969,964 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 332,296 tonnes.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 76 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and Dominican Republic in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 7,906 tonnes | -1,213 tonnes | 9,119 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1880s | 9,615 tonnes | 341.6 tonnes | 9,273 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1890s | 14,801 tonnes | 895.7 tonnes | 13,905 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1900s | 106,320 tonnes | 1,113 tonnes | 105,207 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1910s | 68,292 tonnes | 3,310 tonnes | 64,982 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | -182,730 tonnes | -3,678 tonnes | 179,052 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | -15,582 tonnes | -2,193 tonnes | 13,389 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | -36,544 tonnes | 2,621 tonnes | 39,165 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 1.53 million tonnes | 108,649 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 157,856 tonnes | 153,808 tonnes | 4,048 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.44 million tonnes | 413,294 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 403,451 tonnes | 346,448 tonnes | 57,003 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | -1.12 million tonnes | 752,629 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 377,154 tonnes | 191,160 tonnes | 185,994 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | -577,385 tonnes | 878,464 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 390,664 tonnes | 931,942 tonnes | 541,278 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.30 million tonnes against 969,964 tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 332,296 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Dominican Republic rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th 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.