Cuba vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Cuba
4.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
3.83 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
41st
Ghana rank
43rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cuba
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 4.00 billion tonnes against 3.83 billion tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 176.87 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Ghana in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ghana Difference Ahead
1850s 20.55 million tonnes 18.44 million tonnes 2.11 million tonnes Cuba
1860s 49.57 million tonnes 69.07 million tonnes 19.50 million tonnes Ghana
1870s 77.71 million tonnes 129.88 million tonnes 52.17 million tonnes Ghana
1880s 109.02 million tonnes 217.31 million tonnes 108.29 million tonnes Ghana
1890s 142.65 million tonnes 330.03 million tonnes 187.39 million tonnes Ghana
1900s 223.17 million tonnes 456.24 million tonnes 233.07 million tonnes Ghana
1910s 400.50 million tonnes 573.81 million tonnes 173.31 million tonnes Ghana
1920s 645.71 million tonnes 750.92 million tonnes 105.21 million tonnes Ghana
1930s 857.77 million tonnes 1.04 billion tonnes 178.84 million tonnes Ghana
1940s 1.13 billion tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes 250.00 million tonnes Ghana
1950s 1.68 billion tonnes 1.96 billion tonnes 276.66 million tonnes Ghana
1960s 2.26 billion tonnes 2.53 billion tonnes 272.38 million tonnes Ghana
1970s 3.15 billion tonnes 2.67 billion tonnes 483.55 million tonnes Cuba
1980s 3.62 billion tonnes 2.87 billion tonnes 754.28 million tonnes Cuba
1990s 3.95 billion tonnes 3.18 billion tonnes 770.20 million tonnes Cuba
2000s 4.08 billion tonnes 3.49 billion tonnes 592.80 million tonnes Cuba
2010s 4.02 billion tonnes 3.67 billion tonnes 347.82 million tonnes Cuba
2020s 4.01 billion tonnes 3.80 billion tonnes 204.86 million tonnes Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cuba or Ghana?
Cuba, at 4.00 billion tonnes against 3.83 billion tonnes in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cuba and Ghana?
176.87 million tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cuba ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 43rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.