Cuba vs Mauritania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Cuba
2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania
3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
106th
Mauritania rank
104th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Cuba
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba, a difference of 218,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 104th of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 221,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 240,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 274,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 318,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 423,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 664,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 894,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 922,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 996,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1950s | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 5.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2020s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Cuba or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Cuba and Mauritania?
- 218,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Mauritania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Cuba ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 104th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.