Cuba vs Liechtenstein: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions

Cuba
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liechtenstein
3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
122nd
Liechtenstein rank
121st

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Cuba
  • Liechtenstein
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How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 122nd and Liechtenstein ranks 121st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 14 and Liechtenstein in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1850s 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1860s 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1870s 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1880s 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1890s 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1900s 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1910s 10.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1920s 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1930s 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1940s 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1950s 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1960s 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1970s 9.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1980s 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cuba
1990s 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Liechtenstein
2000s 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Liechtenstein
2010s 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Liechtenstein
2020s 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein, at 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Liechtenstein?
0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Liechtenstein?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Liechtenstein rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Cuba ranks 122nd and Liechtenstein ranks 121st 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

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.