Cuba vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Cuba
0.1843 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1751 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
91st
Nigeria rank
92nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Cuba
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1843 tonnes per person against 0.1751 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0092 tonnes per person.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cuba ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0765 tonnes per person | 0.0739 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0915 tonnes per person | 0.0778 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1447 tonnes per person | 0.1249 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1838 tonnes per person | 0.1626 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.1602 tonnes per person | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Cuba or Nigeria?
- Cuba, at 0.1843 tonnes per person against 0.1751 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Cuba and Nigeria?
- 0.0092 tonnes per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nigeria?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nigeria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Cuba ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.