Cuba vs Tunisia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cuba
969,964 tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
925,872 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
38th
Tunisia rank
39th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Tunisia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 969,964 tonnes against 925,872 tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 44,092 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 52 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 125,743 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes | 111,087 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | -2.12 million tonnes | -7,328 tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1930s | -8,932 tonnes | 2,427 tonnes | 11,359 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1940s | -36,544 tonnes | 9,482 tonnes | 46,027 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 1.53 million tonnes | 146,084 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 157,856 tonnes | 226,370 tonnes | 68,514 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 1.44 million tonnes | 511,978 tonnes | 932,146 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 403,451 tonnes | 530,086 tonnes | 126,635 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1990s | -1.12 million tonnes | 443,647 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 377,154 tonnes | 664,421 tonnes | 287,266 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2010s | -577,385 tonnes | 522,516 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 390,664 tonnes | 417,026 tonnes | 26,363 tonnes | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cuba or Tunisia?
- Cuba, at 969,964 tonnes against 925,872 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cuba and Tunisia?
- 44,092 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tunisia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Tunisia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 39th 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.