Cuba vs Ghana: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cuba
969,964 tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
886,226 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
38th
Ghana rank
41st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Ghana
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 969,964 tonnes against 886,226 tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 83,738 tonnes.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 million tonnes | 76,130 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 157,856 tonnes | 16,532 tonnes | 141,324 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.44 million tonnes | 103,281 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 403,451 tonnes | 53,861 tonnes | 349,590 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | -1.12 million tonnes | 255,381 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 2000s | 377,154 tonnes | 125,441 tonnes | 251,713 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | -577,385 tonnes | 954,754 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 2020s | 390,664 tonnes | 921,335 tonnes | 530,672 tonnes | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cuba or Ghana?
- Cuba, at 969,964 tonnes against 886,226 tonnes in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cuba and Ghana?
- 83,738 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 41st 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.