Cuba vs Egypt: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Cuba
2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
115th
Egypt rank
118th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Egypt
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 115th and Egypt ranks 118th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 17 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Cuba or Egypt?
- Cuba, at 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Cuba and Egypt?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Egypt rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 115th and Egypt ranks 118th 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.