Cuba vs New Zealand: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cuba
969,964 tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand
919,618 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
38th
New Zealand rank
40th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 969,964 tonnes against 919,618 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 50,346 tonnes.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 81 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was New Zealand ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -22,348 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 22,348 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 36,762 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 36,762 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1870s | 1,209 tonnes | 50,563 tonnes | 49,354 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 9,615 tonnes | 80,608 tonnes | 70,993 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 14,801 tonnes | 86,470 tonnes | 71,669 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 106,320 tonnes | 208,848 tonnes | 102,528 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 68,292 tonnes | -13,557 tonnes | 81,849 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | -182,730 tonnes | 76,497 tonnes | 259,227 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1930s | -15,582 tonnes | -43,250 tonnes | 27,668 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1940s | -36,544 tonnes | 114,674 tonnes | 151,219 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.53 million tonnes | 471,068 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 157,856 tonnes | 393,783 tonnes | 235,927 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.44 million tonnes | 223,738 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 403,451 tonnes | 895,878 tonnes | 492,427 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -1.12 million tonnes | 598,937 tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 377,154 tonnes | 315,164 tonnes | 61,990 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | -577,385 tonnes | 211,639 tonnes | 789,024 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 390,664 tonnes | -846,236 tonnes | 1.24 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 New Zealand?
- Cuba, at 969,964 tonnes against 919,618 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cuba and New Zealand?
- 50,346 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and New Zealand?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and New Zealand rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 40th 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.