Cuba vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Cuba
0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Malaysia
0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cuba rank
58th
Malaysia rank
56th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Cuba
  • Malaysia
0.020.040.06196019922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Cuba, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0423 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0348 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP Cuba
1980s 0.033 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP Cuba
1990s 0.041 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP Cuba
2000s 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP Cuba
2010s 0.0193 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP Cuba
2020s 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0015 tonnes per US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Cuba or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Cuba and Malaysia?
0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.