Cuba vs Switzerland: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cuba
39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
110th
Switzerland rank
108th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cuba
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba, a difference of 669,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 15 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 18.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 27.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 31.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 28.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1940s | 43.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1950s | 58.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1960s | 79.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 57.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2000s | 47.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 41.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 37.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Switzerland?
- 669,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Switzerland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 108th 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.