Cuba vs Uruguay: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Cuba
2.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
127th
Uruguay rank
124th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.23 tonnes per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.261 tonnes per person | 0.3142 tonnes per person | 0.0532 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.3949 tonnes per person | 0.7466 tonnes per person | 0.3516 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.443 tonnes per person | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.3792 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.617 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 0.9056 tonnes per person | 0.3642 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.7545 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.8845 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.1322 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.5141 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.1071 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.21 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.2184 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1032 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.2084 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.1613 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 0.0506 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.6135 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.6222 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.5007 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.3692 tonnes per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.1276 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.23 tonnes per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Cuba ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.