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

Cuba
4.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala
4.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
41st
Guatemala rank
39th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cuba
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 4.16 billion tonnes against 4.00 billion tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 157.52 million tonnes.

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

Cuba ranks 41st and Guatemala ranks 39th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Guatemala Difference Ahead
1850s 20.55 million tonnes 49.24 million tonnes 28.69 million tonnes Guatemala
1860s 49.57 million tonnes 128.97 million tonnes 79.40 million tonnes Guatemala
1870s 77.71 million tonnes 191.82 million tonnes 114.11 million tonnes Guatemala
1880s 109.02 million tonnes 232.12 million tonnes 123.10 million tonnes Guatemala
1890s 142.65 million tonnes 257.35 million tonnes 114.70 million tonnes Guatemala
1900s 223.17 million tonnes 293.98 million tonnes 70.81 million tonnes Guatemala
1910s 400.50 million tonnes 359.09 million tonnes 41.41 million tonnes Cuba
1920s 645.71 million tonnes 440.66 million tonnes 205.05 million tonnes Cuba
1930s 857.77 million tonnes 592.93 million tonnes 264.84 million tonnes Cuba
1940s 1.13 billion tonnes 944.85 million tonnes 185.90 million tonnes Cuba
1950s 1.68 billion tonnes 1.50 billion tonnes 187.42 million tonnes Cuba
1960s 2.26 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 363.70 million tonnes Cuba
1970s 3.15 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes Cuba
1980s 3.62 billion tonnes 2.51 billion tonnes 1.12 billion tonnes Cuba
1990s 3.95 billion tonnes 3.02 billion tonnes 933.81 million tonnes Cuba
2000s 4.08 billion tonnes 3.56 billion tonnes 515.33 million tonnes Cuba
2010s 4.02 billion tonnes 3.87 billion tonnes 151.11 million tonnes Cuba
2020s 4.01 billion tonnes 4.10 billion tonnes 96.92 million tonnes Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cuba or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 4.16 billion tonnes against 4.00 billion tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cuba and Guatemala?
157.52 million tonnes, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guatemala?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Guatemala rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cuba ranks 41st and Guatemala ranks 39th 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.