Cuba vs Guatemala: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Cuba
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guatemala
3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
122nd
Guatemala rank
124th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cuba
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cuba ranks 122nd and Guatemala ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Guatemala in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 10.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 9.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Guatemala?
- Cuba, at 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Guatemala?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Guatemala rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 122nd and Guatemala ranks 124th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.