Cuba vs Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Cuba
5.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
5.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
56th
Ecuador rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Cuba
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.81 billion tonnes against 5.80 billion tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 18.75 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 148.91 million tonnes | 38.39 million tonnes | 110.52 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1900s | 236.11 million tonnes | 152.22 million tonnes | 83.89 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1910s | 438.21 million tonnes | 298.35 million tonnes | 139.85 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | 709.31 million tonnes | 427.10 million tonnes | 282.22 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1930s | 933.12 million tonnes | 734.38 million tonnes | 198.74 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 52.91 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1.81 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 125.17 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.60 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 768.60 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 4.38 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 745.32 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 4.99 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | 693.67 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.36 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 591.19 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 5.58 billion tonnes | 5.32 billion tonnes | 268.12 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5.75 billion tonnes | 5.74 billion tonnes | 11.87 million tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Cuba or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 5.81 billion tonnes against 5.80 billion tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Cuba and Ecuador?
- 18.75 million tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cuba ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.