Cuba vs Eritrea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Cuba
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eritrea
2.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
129th
Eritrea rank
127th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Cuba
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.31 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1939 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 129th and Eritrea ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 7.49 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 3.48 tonnes per person | -0.1107 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.77 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.1253 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 0.4682 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Cuba or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 2.31 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Cuba and Eritrea?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Eritrea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Eritrea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cuba ranks 129th and Eritrea ranks 127th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.