Cuba vs United Arab Emirates: Nitrous oxide emissions

Cuba
2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
106th
United Arab Emirates rank
109th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Cuba
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 338,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 106th and United Arab Emirates ranks 109th of 201 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1850s 221,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 195,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1860s 240,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 212,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1870s 274,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 242,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1880s 318,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 279,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1890s 423,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 381,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1900s 664,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 618,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1910s 894,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 842,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1920s 922,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 862,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1930s 996,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 927,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1940s 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1950s 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 133,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1960s 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 181,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1970s 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 288,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1980s 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 562,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1990s 5.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2000s 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2010s 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2020s 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 793,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Cuba or United Arab Emirates?
Cuba, at 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Cuba and United Arab Emirates?
338,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United Arab Emirates?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cuba and United Arab Emirates rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Cuba ranks 106th and United Arab Emirates ranks 109th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.