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
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.