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
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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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).