Cuba vs India: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Cuba
0.2764 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
India
0.2702 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cuba rank
48th
India rank
50th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Cuba
- India
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ in India, a difference of 0.0062 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 48th and India ranks 50th of 164 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 11 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4327 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0627 kilograms per international-$ | 0.37 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.5878 kilograms per international-$ | 0.098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4898 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1112 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1106 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.1139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.0483 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | India |
| 1950s | 0.5011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.186 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.6058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2429 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3628 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.7463 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2679 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4783 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.6974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3039 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3935 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.6508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3476 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3032 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3284 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.3251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2996 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0256 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0015 kilograms per international-$ | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Cuba or India?
- Cuba, at 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Cuba and India?
- 0.0062 kilograms per international-$, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and India?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and India rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 48th and India ranks 50th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).