Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Cuba

Cuba: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
58th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0637 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970–2020

0.020.030.040.050.06197019952020

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Cuba is 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Cuba peaked at 0.0637 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

That places Cuba 58th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Cuba, 1970 to 2020.
Year tonnes per US$ of GDP Change
1970 0.0637 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1971 0.0553 tonnes per US$ of GDP -13.2%
1972 0.0495 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1973 0.0426 tonnes per US$ of GDP -14.0%
1974 0.0393 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.7%
1975 0.0365 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.2%
1976 0.0364 tonnes per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1977 0.0374 tonnes per US$ of GDP +2.7%
1978 0.0315 tonnes per US$ of GDP -15.8%
1979 0.0303 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1980 0.0314 tonnes per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1981 0.0327 tonnes per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1982 0.0331 tonnes per US$ of GDP +1.2%
1983 0.0326 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1984 0.0315 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1985 0.0344 tonnes per US$ of GDP +9.4%
1986 0.0339 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1987 0.034 tonnes per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1988 0.0325 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1989 0.0343 tonnes per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1990 0.0334 tonnes per US$ of GDP -2.6%
1991 0.0405 tonnes per US$ of GDP +21.1%
1992 0.0455 tonnes per US$ of GDP +12.4%
1993 0.0458 tonnes per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1994 0.0368 tonnes per US$ of GDP -19.7%
1995 0.0351 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.5%
1996 0.0437 tonnes per US$ of GDP +24.3%
1997 0.044 tonnes per US$ of GDP +0.9%
1998 0.0443 tonnes per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1999 0.0411 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2000 0.039 tonnes per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2001 0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2002 0.0369 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2003 0.0353 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2004 0.0338 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2005 0.0309 tonnes per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2006 0.0275 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2007 0.0252 tonnes per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2008 0.0248 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2009 0.0248 tonnes per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2010 0.0245 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2011 0.0216 tonnes per US$ of GDP -11.9%
2012 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2013 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2014 0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2015 0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2016 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2017 0.0171 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2018 0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2019 0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2020 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP -2.4%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0423 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0303 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0637 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.033 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0314 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0344 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.041 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0334 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0458 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0248 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.039 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0193 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0245 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 55 Greece 0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 56 Malaysia 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 57 Japan 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 59 Canada 0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 60 Thailand 0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 61 Armenia 0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Cuba?
Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Cuba was 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 0.0637 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Cuba rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 58th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.