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
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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

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.