Cuba vs Syria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Cuba
0.1%
in 2024
Syria
0.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
110th
Syria rank
113th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cuba
- Syria
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 14 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Syria?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Syria rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th 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.