Cuba vs Syria: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cuba
39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
110th
Syria rank
113th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cuba
- Syria
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria, a difference of 824,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 14 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 18.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 27.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 910,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 31.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 699,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 28.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1940s | 43.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1950s | 58.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1960s | 79.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 57.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2000s | 47.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 41.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 37.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cuba or Syria?
- Cuba, at 39.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cuba and Syria?
- 824,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Syria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th 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.