Cuba vs Nicaragua: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cuba
39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nicaragua
38.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
110th
Nicaragua rank
112th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 38.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nicaragua, a difference of 799,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 927,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 18.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 27.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 31.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 28.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 43.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 58.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 79.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 57.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 47.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 41.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2020s | 37.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Cuba, at 39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 38.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 799,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.