Cuba vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cuba
2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
116th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
113th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cuba
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 17 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 2.99 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 113th 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.