Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Cuba
Cuba: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
109th
of 166 countries
All-time high
8,263 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2018
All-time low
295 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1690
Years of data
131
1690–2022
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Cuba, 1690–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
In 2022, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cuba stood at 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cuba peaked at 8,263 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2018 and was at its lowest, 295 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1690.
Cuba ranks 109th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Cuba, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1690 | 295 international-$ in 2011 prices | — |
| 1750 | 481 international-$ in 2011 prices | +63.1% |
| 1775 | 526 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.4% |
| 1792 | 579 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.1% |
| 1829 | 787 international-$ in 2011 prices | +35.9% |
| 1844 | 799 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 888 international-$ in 2011 prices | +11.1% |
| 1862 | 1,068 international-$ in 2011 prices | +20.3% |
| 1881 | 1,267 international-$ in 2011 prices | +18.6% |
| 1892 | 1,737 international-$ in 2011 prices | +37.1% |
| 1902 | 1,680 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 1,758 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.6% |
| 1904 | 1,809 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 1,887 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 1,913 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.2% |
| 1908 | 1,836 international-$ in 2011 prices | -11.3% |
| 1909 | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | +12.7% |
| 1910 | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1,887 international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.8% |
| 1912 | 1,940 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 2,120 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.3% |
| 1914 | 2,173 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 2,146 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.2% |
| 1916 | 2,249 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 1917 | 2,275 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 2,302 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 2,378 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 2,378 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 2,302 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.2% |
| 1922 | 2,275 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 2,249 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 2,327 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 2,560 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.0% |
| 1926 | 2,431 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.0% |
| 1927 | 2,405 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 2,275 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.4% |
| 1929 | 2,507 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.2% |
| 1930 | 2,378 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.1% |
| 1931 | 1,758 international-$ in 2011 prices | -26.1% |
| 1932 | 1,629 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.3% |
| 1933 | 1,551 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.8% |
| 1934 | 1,680 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.3% |
| 1935 | 1,809 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.7% |
| 1936 | 1,913 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1937 | 2,042 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1938 | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 2,042 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 2,198 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 2,198 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 2,275 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.0% |
| 1945 | 2,275 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 2,405 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1947 | 2,560 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 2,507 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.1% |
| 1949 | 2,482 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 2,638 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.3% |
| 1951 | 2,664 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 2,844 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1953 | 2,611 international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.2% |
| 1954 | 2,611 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2,638 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2,740 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 2,922 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 2,922 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 3,006 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 2,994 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3,068 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 2,974 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 2,958 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3,158 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 3,088 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 3,185 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 3,489 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 3,229 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 3,137 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,976 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 3,161 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 3,253 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3,486 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 3,609 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3,733 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 3,786 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3,913 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 4,114 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 4,183 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4,106 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 4,420 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 4,487 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4,705 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 5,051 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 5,120 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,075 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4,887 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 4,994 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4,991 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4,713 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 3,982 international-$ in 2011 prices | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 3,400 international-$ in 2011 prices | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 2,657 international-$ in 2011 prices | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 2,683 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,861 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 3,250 international-$ in 2011 prices | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 3,426 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 3,416 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,624 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 4,009 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 4,231 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 4,369 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 4,507 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4,561 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,714 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5,416 international-$ in 2011 prices | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 5,636 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6,005 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 6,248 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6,578 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6,928 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 7,138 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7,379 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7,628 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 7,889 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 7,928 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8,075 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8,263 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,258 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,364 international-$ in 2011 prices | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 7,486 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,506 international-$ in 2011 prices, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,999 international-$ in 2011 prices, 70% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1750 | +63.1% | 295 international-$ in 2011 prices | 481 international-$ in 2011 prices |
| 1892 | +37.1% | 1,267 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,737 international-$ in 2011 prices |
| 1829 | +35.9% | 579 international-$ in 2011 prices | 787 international-$ in 2011 prices |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1690s | 295 international-$ in 2011 prices | 295 international-$ in 2011 prices | 295 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1750s | 481 international-$ in 2011 prices | 481 international-$ in 2011 prices | 481 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1770s | 526 international-$ in 2011 prices | 526 international-$ in 2011 prices | 526 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1790s | 579 international-$ in 2011 prices | 579 international-$ in 2011 prices | 579 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1820s | 787 international-$ in 2011 prices | 787 international-$ in 2011 prices | 787 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1840s | 799 international-$ in 2011 prices | 799 international-$ in 2011 prices | 799 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1850s | 888 international-$ in 2011 prices | 888 international-$ in 2011 prices | 888 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,068 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,068 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,068 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,267 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,267 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,267 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,737 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,737 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,737 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1900s | 1,878 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,680 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | 8 |
| 1910s | 2,154 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,887 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,378 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,371 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,249 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,560 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,887 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,551 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,378 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,304 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,560 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,760 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,611 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,006 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,128 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,958 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,489 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,621 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,976 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,183 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,784 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,106 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,120 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,401 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,657 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,713 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,970 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,009 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,248 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,606 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,578 international-$ in 2011 prices | 8,263 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,500 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,364 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 106 Guatemala 7,969 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 107 India 7,766 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 108 Ukraine 7,749 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 110 Jamaica 7,482 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 111 Cape Verde 7,203 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 112 Laos 7,168 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
More climate change data for Cuba
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 70.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,149 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 320.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,054 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 500.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cuba?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cuba was 7,649 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 8,263 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 295 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1690.
- How does Cuba rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Cuba ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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