Cuba vs South Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP

Cuba
0 kt per US$ of GDP
in 2020
South Africa
0 kt per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cuba rank
38th
South Africa rank
39th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cuba
  • South Africa
000000199020072024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 kt per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Cuba ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 39th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP Cuba
2010s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (ch4), per unit of gdp, Cuba or South Africa?
Cuba, at 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (ch4), per unit of gdp between Cuba and South Africa?
0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Cuba and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — emissions (ch4), per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 39th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs South Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/forest-fires-emissions-ch4-per-unit-of-gdp/cuba/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/forest-fires-emissions-ch4-per-unit-of-gdp/cuba/south-africa/">Cuba vs South Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP
Unit
kt per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 6,212 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.