Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita ghg emissions

Cuba
3.59
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.12
in 2024
Cuba rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th

Per capita ghg emissions over time

  • Cuba
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150185019372024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.12 against 3.59 in Cuba, a difference of 0.53.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 196 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s 6.4 -0.4543 6.85 Cuba
1860s 6.28 -0.8275 7.1 Cuba
1870s 6.54 -1.07 7.61 Cuba
1880s 6.36 -0.9421 7.31 Cuba
1890s 6.74 137.69 130.96 Papua New Guinea
1900s 9.43 18.65 9.23 Papua New Guinea
1910s 10.66 1.52 9.14 Cuba
1920s 9.23 2.34 6.89 Cuba
1930s 6.64 1.94 4.7 Cuba
1940s 8.3 0.1699 8.13 Cuba
1950s 9.08 -1.84 10.92 Cuba
1960s 9.94 0.0301 9.91 Cuba
1970s 9.77 6.4 3.37 Cuba
1980s 8.02 7.37 0.6452 Cuba
1990s 5.26 8.01 2.75 Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.22 7.18 2.96 Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.68 5.74 2.06 Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.38 4.3 0.9222 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.12 against 3.59 in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
0.53, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita ghg emissions?
Cuba ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed