Cuba vs Egypt: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
2.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
127th
Egypt rank
128th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Egypt
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.23 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 127th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.5141 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.4699 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.21 tonnes per person | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 0.1446 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.1032 tonnes per person | 0.2465 tonnes per person | 0.1433 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.4795 tonnes per person | 0.8904 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 0.7095 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.7807 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.7247 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.2847 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 0.1074 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 0.1778 tonnes per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Cuba or Egypt?
- Cuba, at 2.23 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Egypt?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Egypt?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Egypt rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 127th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.