Cuba vs Laos: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Cuba
24.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
24.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
81st
Laos rank
82nd
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Laos
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 24.44 million tonnes against 24.40 million tonnes in Laos, a difference of 40,300 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 81st and Laos ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.03 million tonnes | 58,624 tonnes | 11.97 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 14.61 million tonnes | 186,498 tonnes | 14.42 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 25.02 million tonnes | 345,149 tonnes | 24.68 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 33.34 million tonnes | 192,726 tonnes | 33.15 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 23.84 million tonnes | 677,209 tonnes | 23.16 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 25.95 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 24.40 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 27.38 million tonnes | 10.20 million tonnes | 17.17 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 23.00 million tonnes | 22.25 million tonnes | 752,540 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Cuba or Laos?
- Cuba, at 24.44 million tonnes against 24.40 million tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Cuba and Laos?
- 40,300 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 81st and Laos ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.