Cuba vs Syria: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Cuba
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 2024
Syria
0.0003 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
132nd
Syria rank
133rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Cuba
- Syria
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.0004 tonnes per person against 0.0003 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 132nd and Syria ranks 133rd of 179 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0246 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Cuba or Syria?
- Cuba, at 0.0004 tonnes per person against 0.0003 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Cuba and Syria?
- 0.0001 tonnes per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Syria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Cuba ranks 132nd and Syria ranks 133rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.