Cuba vs Libya: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cuba
969,964 tonnes
in 2024
Libya
1.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
38th
Libya rank
37th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.04 million tonnes against 969,964 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 71,026 tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and Libya ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 million tonnes | 32,162 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 157,856 tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 3.35 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.44 million tonnes | -959,582 tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 403,451 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 710,764 tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | -1.12 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 377,154 tonnes | 136,682 tonnes | 240,472 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | -577,385 tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | 390,664 tonnes | -1.70 million tonnes | 2.09 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, Cuba or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.04 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 Libya?
- 71,026 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Libya ranks 37th 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.