Australia vs Cuba: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Australia
0.2857 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cuba
0.2764 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Australia rank
45th
Cuba rank
48th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Australia
- Cuba
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ in Cuba, a difference of 0.0093 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 45th and Cuba ranks 48th of 164 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Cuba in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4704 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4327 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0377 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.5641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5878 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0236 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.5578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.336 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.5163 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4024 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.511 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0483 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4626 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.5988 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0977 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.5974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0084 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.5962 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7463 kilograms per international-$ | 0.15 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.5834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.114 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0903 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.3616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0365 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3029 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.033 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Australia or Cuba?
- Australia, at 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Australia and Cuba?
- 0.0093 kilograms per international-$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cuba?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Cuba rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Australia ranks 45th and Cuba ranks 48th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).