Cuba vs Netherlands: Per capita methane emissions
Cuba
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
79th
Netherlands rank
81st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cuba ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 81st 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.