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