Cuba vs Sri Lanka: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cuba
30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
92nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cuba
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 788,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 916,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 13.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1940s | 13.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1950s | 18.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1960s | 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 40.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2000s | 32.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2010s | 33.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2020s | 29.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Cuba, at 30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cuba and Sri Lanka?
- 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Sri Lanka rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cuba ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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.