Cuba vs Uruguay: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Cuba
2.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
127th
Uruguay rank
124th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.23 tonnes per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.261 tonnes per person | 0.3142 tonnes per person | 0.0532 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.3949 tonnes per person | 0.7466 tonnes per person | 0.3516 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.443 tonnes per person | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.3792 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.617 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 0.9056 tonnes per person | 0.3642 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.7545 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.8845 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.1322 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.5141 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.1071 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.21 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.2184 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1032 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.2084 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.1613 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 0.0506 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.6135 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.6222 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.5007 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.3692 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.1276 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.23 tonnes per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Cuba ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 124th 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.