Cuba vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cuba
4.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
4.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
41st
Nicaragua rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.41 billion tonnes against 4.00 billion tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 403.56 million tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cuba ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20.55 million tonnes | 29.39 million tonnes | 8.85 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 49.57 million tonnes | 65.48 million tonnes | 15.91 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 77.71 million tonnes | 114.48 million tonnes | 36.77 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 109.02 million tonnes | 198.02 million tonnes | 89.00 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 142.65 million tonnes | 298.30 million tonnes | 155.66 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 223.17 million tonnes | 410.74 million tonnes | 187.57 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 400.50 million tonnes | 534.52 million tonnes | 134.02 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 645.71 million tonnes | 752.34 million tonnes | 106.63 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 857.77 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 216.51 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 353.74 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 371.38 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 302.17 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 3.15 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | 400.83 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | 637.45 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 3.95 billion tonnes | 3.40 billion tonnes | 557.92 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.08 billion tonnes | 4.10 billion tonnes | 19.10 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.02 billion tonnes | 4.31 billion tonnes | 286.72 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4.01 billion tonnes | 4.39 billion tonnes | 383.27 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.41 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 Nicaragua?
- 403.56 million tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cuba ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 38th 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.