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
-5.0M05.0M10.0M185719402024

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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.