Belize vs Cuba: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Belize
2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba
2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belize rank
116th
Cuba rank
115th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Belize
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Belize ranks 116th and Cuba ranks 115th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Belize or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Belize and Cuba?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cuba?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Cuba rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Belize ranks 116th and Cuba ranks 115th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.