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