Cuba vs United Arab Emirates: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Cuba
0.2764 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.2656 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cuba rank
48th
United Arab Emirates rank
51st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Cuba
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0108 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7551 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7518 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.6058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2622 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3436 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.7463 kilograms per international-$ | 1.58 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8299 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.6974 kilograms per international-$ | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4707 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.6636 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2683 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4522 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0202 kilograms per international-$ | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.3251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0027 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2887 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0188 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
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 United Arab Emirates?
- Cuba, at 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Cuba and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0108 kilograms per international-$, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United Arab Emirates?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and United Arab Emirates rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).