Cuba vs Guatemala: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cuba
30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guatemala
32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
89th
Guatemala rank
88th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cuba
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba, a difference of 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 89th and Guatemala ranks 88th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 17 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 544,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 580,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 13.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 674,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1940s | 13.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1950s | 18.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1960s | 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 40.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2000s | 32.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2010s | 33.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2020s | 29.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 32.28 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 Guatemala?
- 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Guatemala rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cuba ranks 89th and Guatemala ranks 88th 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.