Cuba vs New Zealand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Cuba
1.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
71st
New Zealand rank
69th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Cuba
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.81 billion tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 198.24 million tonnes.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 71st and New Zealand ranks 69th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 903,643 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 903,643 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1860s | 4.11 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1870s | 10.26 million tonnes | 121,645 tonnes | 10.14 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1880s | 16.50 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1890s | 24.51 million tonnes | 20.00 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1900s | 35.59 million tonnes | 45.74 million tonnes | 10.15 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 60.35 million tonnes | 89.18 million tonnes | 28.83 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 86.26 million tonnes | 131.15 million tonnes | 44.89 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 98.00 million tonnes | 173.63 million tonnes | 75.63 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 104.93 million tonnes | 221.17 million tonnes | 116.24 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 146.55 million tonnes | 295.42 million tonnes | 148.86 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 274.45 million tonnes | 407.56 million tonnes | 133.12 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 468.68 million tonnes | 561.13 million tonnes | 92.45 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 774.25 million tonnes | 749.20 million tonnes | 25.05 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 55.79 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 25.08 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | 103.43 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 181.06 million tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Cuba or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.81 billion tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Cuba and New Zealand?
- 198.24 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and New Zealand?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and New Zealand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Cuba ranks 71st and New Zealand ranks 69th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.