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
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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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.