Which has higher waste — emissions, Cuba or Iceland?

Iceland, at 0.677 kt against 0.482 kt in Cuba as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iceland?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Iceland: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Cuba

0.482 kt

in 2023

Iceland

0.677 kt

in 2023

Cuba rank

120th

Iceland rank

117th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Cuba
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.677 kt against 0.482 kt in Cuba, a difference of 0.195 kt.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 120th and Iceland ranks 117th of 169 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0.229 kt	2.74 kt	2.52 kt	Iceland
1980s	0.2742 kt	3.41 kt	3.13 kt	Iceland
1990s	0.31 kt	3.14 kt	2.83 kt	Iceland
2000s	0.4447 kt	1.98 kt	1.54 kt	Iceland
2010s	0.4753 kt	1.73 kt	1.25 kt	Iceland
2020s	0.4812 kt	0.7885 kt	0.3073 kt	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Cuba or Iceland?: Iceland, at 0.677 kt against 0.482 kt in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Cuba and Iceland?: 0.195 kt, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Iceland rank globally for waste — emissions?: Cuba ranks 120th and Iceland ranks 117th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf