Cuba vs Nicaragua: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Cuba
0.1%
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
110th
Nicaragua rank
112th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.