Cuba vs India: CO₂ emissions per capita
Cuba
2.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
2.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
127th
India rank
129th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Cuba
- India
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.23 tonnes per person against 2.2 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 127th and India ranks 129th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 17 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2403 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.2382 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.3619 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.3595 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.4588 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.452 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.3872 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.5171 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.7545 tonnes per person | 0.0618 tonnes per person | 0.6927 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.5141 tonnes per person | 0.1251 tonnes per person | 0.389 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.21 tonnes per person | 0.1193 tonnes per person | 0.0907 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.1032 tonnes per person | 0.1427 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | India |
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.2021 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 0.3019 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.3744 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes per person | 0.513 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 0.786 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.7869 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 0.0908 tonnes per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Cuba or India?
- Cuba, at 2.23 tonnes per person against 2.2 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Cuba and India?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and India rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Cuba ranks 127th and India ranks 129th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.