Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Cuba
Cuba: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.59 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Cuba, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cuba stood at 1.59 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cuba peaked at 1.59 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36,640 tonnes, in 1946.
That places Cuba 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 102,592 tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | 157,552 tonnes | 4 |
| 1950s | 37.57 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | 86.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 160.42 million tonnes | 100.20 million tonnes | 227.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 347.17 million tonnes | 245.56 million tonnes | 466.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 636.16 million tonnes | 496.12 million tonnes | 780.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 906.60 million tonnes | 807.87 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More climate change data for Cuba
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 10.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 8.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.81 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.23 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cuba?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cuba was 1.59 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,640 tonnes in 1946.
- How does Cuba rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Cuba ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.