Colombia vs Cuba: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Colombia
0.011 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba
0.0083 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
65th
Cuba rank
67th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Colombia
- Cuba
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.011 tonnes per person against 0.0083 tonnes per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.0027 tonnes per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 65th and Cuba ranks 67th of 213 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0371 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0371 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Colombia or Cuba?
- Colombia, at 0.011 tonnes per person against 0.0083 tonnes per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Colombia and Cuba?
- 0.0027 tonnes per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Colombia ranks 65th and Cuba ranks 67th of 213 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.