Cuba vs Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cuba
-96,693 tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
-127,690 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
148th
Switzerland rank
149th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cuba
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -96,693 tonnes against -127,690 tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 30,997 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 149th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 32,674 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 2.69 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 351,316 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 343,648 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1880s | 3.24 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1890s | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 773,002 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1900s | 12.63 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 8.75 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1910s | 21.84 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 19.42 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | 26.24 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 24.94 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1930s | 15.83 million tonnes | 620,388 tonnes | 15.21 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1940s | 39.84 million tonnes | 948,957 tonnes | 38.89 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1950s | 51.74 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 49.82 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 80.40 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 78.98 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 75.29 million tonnes | 486,898 tonnes | 74.80 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 43.85 million tonnes | 870,584 tonnes | 42.98 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 18.64 million tonnes | 667,434 tonnes | 17.97 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.07 million tonnes | 300,756 tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | -5.75 million tonnes | -98,631 tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -2.04 million tonnes | -174,458 tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cuba or Switzerland?
- Cuba, at -96,693 tonnes against -127,690 tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cuba and Switzerland?
- 30,997 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Switzerland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cuba ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 149th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.