Cuba vs North Korea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cuba
2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
116th
North Korea rank
114th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cuba
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and North Korea ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cuba or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cuba and North Korea?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cuba ranks 116th and North Korea ranks 114th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.