Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba
Cuba: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
up 87.8%
World rank
148th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 1963
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2011
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba is -0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 87.8% on the previous year and up 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba peaked at 2.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2011.
That places Cuba 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | +143.3% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | +19.7% |
| 1902 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 1903 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 1904 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | +32.5% |
| 1911 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 1912 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1918 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1921 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1922 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 1926 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.4% | -24.5% |
| 1931 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 1935 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | +104.5% |
| 1941 | 0.6% | +16.9% |
| 1942 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 1943 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 1944 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 1945 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1948 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | +33.8% |
| 1951 | 0.9% | -11.0% |
| 1952 | 1.9% | +106.2% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | -52.6% |
| 1954 | 0.7% | -23.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | -26.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -24.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -28.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | -20.3% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +463.5% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +40.3% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +142.6% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -57.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | -45.1% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +64.5% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -24.9% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +67.5% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -37.2% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | +166.5% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -52.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -38.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -45.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -33.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +49.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -32.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +117.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -39.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +77.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -30.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -38.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +64.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -42.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -64.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +422.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -66.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +50.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -66.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +600.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -53.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -68.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -78.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +1034.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -67.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -148.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +159.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | +39.4% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | +108.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -52.2% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -168.7% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -124.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -674.7% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -106.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | +590.9% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | +30.7% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -57.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -55.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -87.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1034.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | +674.7% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2000 | +600.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 2020 | -590.9% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | +463.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 1996 | +422.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 145 Grenada -0.0% compare
- 146 Dominica -0.0% compare
- 147 Saint Lucia -0.0% compare
- 149 Switzerland -0.0% compare
- 150 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0% compare
- 151 Botswana -0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba was -0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2011.
- How does Cuba rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cuba ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.