Cuba vs Laos: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Cuba
24.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
24.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
81st
Laos rank
82nd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Cuba
- Laos
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 24.44 million tonnes against 24.40 million tonnes in Laos, a difference of 40,300 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 81st and Laos ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.03 million tonnes | 58,624 tonnes | 11.97 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 14.61 million tonnes | 186,498 tonnes | 14.42 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 25.02 million tonnes | 345,149 tonnes | 24.68 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 33.34 million tonnes | 192,726 tonnes | 33.15 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 23.84 million tonnes | 677,209 tonnes | 23.16 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 25.95 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 24.40 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 27.38 million tonnes | 10.20 million tonnes | 17.17 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 23.00 million tonnes | 22.25 million tonnes | 752,540 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Cuba or Laos?
- Cuba, at 24.44 million tonnes against 24.40 million tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Cuba and Laos?
- 40,300 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Cuba ranks 81st and Laos ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (COβ), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.