Cuba vs Denmark: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cuba
30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark
33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
89th
Denmark rank
86th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cuba
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba, a difference of 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 89th and Denmark ranks 86th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Denmark in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 956,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 13.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 13.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 18.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 40.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 32.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 33.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 29.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cuba or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cuba and Denmark?
- 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Denmark rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cuba ranks 89th and Denmark ranks 86th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.