Cuba vs South Korea: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Cuba
0.2764 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Korea
0.2839 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cuba rank
48th
South Korea rank
46th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Cuba
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ in Cuba, a difference of 0.0075 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 48th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5901 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0017 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5884 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0039 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2179 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.1139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0111 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1027 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.0482 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0024 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2995 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.6058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1656 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.7463 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5425 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2038 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.6974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4785 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2189 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.6508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2137 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0915 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.3251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0327 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0228 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
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 South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.2839 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 Cuba and South Korea?
- 0.0075 kilograms per international-$, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and South Korea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 48th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).