Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba
Cuba: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -96,693 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-96,693 tonnes
Change on year
up 88.2%
World rank
148th
of 197 countries
All-time high
200.56 million tonnes
in 1963
All-time low
-19.12 million tonnes
in 2011
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
Cuba recorded -96,693 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of up 88.2% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba peaked at 200.56 million tonnes in 1963 and was at its lowest, -19.12 million tonnes, in 2011.
Cuba ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.84 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 4.11 million tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1852 | 3.72 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1853 | 3.48 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1854 | 3.31 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1855 | 3.19 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1856 | 3.08 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1857 | 3.01 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1858 | 2.95 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 2.89 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1860 | 2.82 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1861 | 2.78 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1862 | 2.74 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1863 | 2.71 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 2.69 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 2.66 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 2.66 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 2.62 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1868 | 2.61 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 2.60 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 2.83 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1871 | 2.91 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1872 | 2.95 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 2.98 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 3.00 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 3.02 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 3.03 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 3.04 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 3.05 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 3.05 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 3.15 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 3.19 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 3.21 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 3.23 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 3.25 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 3.26 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 3.27 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 3.28 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 3.29 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 3.30 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 3.38 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1891 | 3.41 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 3.43 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 3.44 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 3.46 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 3.48 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 3.49 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 3.50 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 3.50 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 3.52 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 8.64 million tonnes | +145.1% |
| 1901 | 10.63 million tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1902 | 11.74 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1903 | 12.46 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1904 | 13.01 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1905 | 13.40 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 13.74 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 14.01 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1908 | 14.25 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 14.46 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 18.38 million tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1911 | 19.99 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1912 | 20.93 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1913 | 21.59 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 22.09 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 22.49 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1916 | 22.83 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 23.12 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1918 | 23.37 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 23.60 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 24.91 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1921 | 25.51 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1922 | 25.87 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 26.14 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 26.33 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 26.49 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 26.62 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 26.74 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 26.83 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 26.91 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 20.53 million tonnes | -23.7% |
| 1931 | 18.08 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1932 | 16.77 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1933 | 15.94 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1934 | 15.35 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1935 | 14.90 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1936 | 14.56 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1937 | 14.29 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 14.06 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1939 | 13.86 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 28.89 million tonnes | +108.4% |
| 1941 | 34.63 million tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1942 | 37.72 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1943 | 39.68 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1944 | 41.04 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 42.03 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 42.79 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 43.41 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 43.90 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 44.32 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 69.45 million tonnes | +56.7% |
| 1951 | 66.82 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 138.78 million tonnes | +107.7% |
| 1953 | 67.03 million tonnes | -51.7% |
| 1954 | 54.15 million tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1955 | 35.99 million tonnes | -33.5% |
| 1956 | 26.57 million tonnes | -26.2% |
| 1957 | 20.57 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1958 | 21.67 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 16.39 million tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1960 | 11.44 million tonnes | -30.2% |
| 1961 | 64.65 million tonnes | +464.9% |
| 1962 | 84.89 million tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1963 | 200.56 million tonnes | +136.3% |
| 1964 | 82.39 million tonnes | -58.9% |
| 1965 | 43.39 million tonnes | -47.3% |
| 1966 | 66.12 million tonnes | +52.4% |
| 1967 | 79.36 million tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 60.33 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1969 | 110.83 million tonnes | +83.7% |
| 1970 | 67.06 million tonnes | -39.5% |
| 1971 | 164.02 million tonnes | +144.6% |
| 1972 | 141.64 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 66.03 million tonnes | -53.4% |
| 1974 | 83.72 million tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 91.00 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 55.29 million tonnes | -39.2% |
| 1977 | 33.22 million tonnes | -39.9% |
| 1978 | 21.80 million tonnes | -34.4% |
| 1979 | 29.09 million tonnes | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 20.22 million tonnes | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 42.74 million tonnes | +111.4% |
| 1982 | 42.59 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 27.12 million tonnes | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 35.36 million tonnes | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 66.24 million tonnes | +87.4% |
| 1986 | 88.10 million tonnes | +33.0% |
| 1987 | 57.73 million tonnes | -34.5% |
| 1988 | 33.59 million tonnes | -41.8% |
| 1989 | 24.80 million tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 22.84 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 36.96 million tonnes | +61.8% |
| 1992 | 22.29 million tonnes | -39.7% |
| 1993 | 16.61 million tonnes | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 16.76 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.66 million tonnes | -66.2% |
| 1996 | 30.80 million tonnes | +444.5% |
| 1997 | 12.81 million tonnes | -58.4% |
| 1998 | 16.34 million tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 5.32 million tonnes | -67.5% |
| 2000 | 34.85 million tonnes | +555.6% |
| 2001 | 14.37 million tonnes | -58.8% |
| 2002 | 5.13 million tonnes | -64.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million tonnes | -74.6% |
| 2004 | 13.03 million tonnes | +898.7% |
| 2005 | 3.88 million tonnes | -70.2% |
| 2006 | -1.92 million tonnes | -149.5% |
| 2007 | -4.62 million tonnes | +140.5% |
| 2008 | -6.86 million tonnes | +48.3% |
| 2009 | -8.44 million tonnes | +23.0% |
| 2010 | -9.36 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2011 | -19.12 million tonnes | +104.2% |
| 2012 | -9.56 million tonnes | -50.0% |
| 2013 | -10.90 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2014 | -9.67 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2015 | -11.34 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 6.43 million tonnes | -156.7% |
| 2017 | -1.53 million tonnes | -123.7% |
| 2018 | 8.07 million tonnes | -628.6% |
| 2019 | -494,970 tonnes | -106.1% |
| 2020 | -3.16 million tonnes | +538.5% |
| 2021 | -4.26 million tonnes | +34.8% |
| 2022 | -1.85 million tonnes | -56.6% |
| 2023 | -817,182 tonnes | -55.8% |
| 2024 | -96,693 tonnes | -88.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -96,693 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -96,693 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | +898.7% | 1.31 million tonnes | 13.03 million tonnes |
| 2018 | +628.6% | -1.53 million tonnes | 8.07 million tonnes |
| 2000 | +555.6% | 5.32 million tonnes | 34.85 million tonnes |
| 2020 | -538.5% | -494,970 tonnes | -3.16 million tonnes |
| 1961 | +464.9% | 11.44 million tonnes | 64.65 million tonnes |
| 1996 | +444.5% | 5.66 million tonnes | 30.80 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.24 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.63 million tonnes | 8.64 million tonnes | 14.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 21.84 million tonnes | 18.38 million tonnes | 23.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 26.24 million tonnes | 24.91 million tonnes | 26.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.83 million tonnes | 13.86 million tonnes | 20.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 39.84 million tonnes | 28.89 million tonnes | 44.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 51.74 million tonnes | 16.39 million tonnes | 138.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 80.40 million tonnes | 11.44 million tonnes | 200.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.29 million tonnes | 21.80 million tonnes | 164.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.85 million tonnes | 20.22 million tonnes | 88.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.64 million tonnes | 5.32 million tonnes | 36.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 million tonnes | -8.44 million tonnes | 34.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.75 million tonnes | -19.12 million tonnes | 8.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.04 million tonnes | -4.26 million tonnes | -96,693 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 145 Grenada -84,125 tonnes compare
- 146 Dominica -92,040 tonnes compare
- 147 Saint Lucia -96,436 tonnes compare
- 149 Switzerland -127,690 tonnes compare
- 150 Trinidad and Tobago -164,550 tonnes compare
- 151 Botswana -196,207 tonnes 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cuba was -96,693 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 200.56 million tonnes in 1963.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.12 million tonnes in 2011.
- How does Cuba rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cuba ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 175 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.