Cuba vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Cuba
1.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
1.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
53rd
Portugal rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Cuba
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.65 billion tonnes against 1.59 billion tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 60.60 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Portugal ahead.
Cuba ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 102,592 tonnes | 15.35 million tonnes | 15.24 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 37.57 million tonnes | 35.90 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 160.42 million tonnes | 91.49 million tonnes | 68.94 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 347.17 million tonnes | 214.61 million tonnes | 132.56 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 636.16 million tonnes | 427.69 million tonnes | 208.47 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 906.60 million tonnes | 715.56 million tonnes | 191.05 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 36.05 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 29.50 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 53.93 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Cuba or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.65 billion tonnes against 1.59 billion tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Cuba and Portugal?
- 60.60 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Cuba ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 51st of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.