Cuba vs Qatar: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Cuba
3,926 tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
4,255 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
129th
Qatar rank
128th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Cuba
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 4,255 tonnes against 3,926 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 329 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 129th and Qatar ranks 128th of 179 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 156,948 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 156,948 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 292,385 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 292,385 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 214,333 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 214,333 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 81,338 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 81,338 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 19,787 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 19,787 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5,207 tonnes | 2,229 tonnes | 2,978 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Cuba or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 4,255 tonnes against 3,926 tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Cuba and Qatar?
- 329 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Qatar?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Qatar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Cuba ranks 129th and Qatar ranks 128th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.