Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0004 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
132nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.42 tonnes per person
in 1917
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 2019
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Cuba, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Cuba stood at 0.0004 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Cuba peaked at 1.42 tonnes per person in 1917 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2019.
That places Cuba 132nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.2931 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 0.2704 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1858 | 0.2494 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1859 | 0.2311 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2151 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1861 | 0.318 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1862 | 0.426 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 1863 | 0.2678 tonnes per person | -37.1% |
| 1864 | 0.4436 tonnes per person | +65.6% |
| 1865 | 0.4292 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1866 | 0.4334 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.4665 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1868 | 0.4432 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1869 | 0.5065 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1870 | 0.4615 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1871 | 0.4461 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1872 | 0.4484 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.4589 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 0.4589 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.454 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3855 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1877 | 0.3988 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1878 | 0.458 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1879 | 0.4595 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.3844 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1881 | 0.3913 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1882 | 0.3935 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.3788 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1884 | 0.369 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1885 | 0.3812 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1886 | 0.3575 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3963 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1888 | 0.438 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1889 | 0.4825 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1890 | 0.467 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5567 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1892 | 0.6138 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1893 | 0.5806 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1894 | 0.6239 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1895 | 0.595 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1896 | 0.476 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1897 | 0.4491 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1898 | 0.4973 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1899 | 0.5547 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1900 | 0.5489 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.5801 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1902 | 0.5527 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1903 | 0.6564 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1904 | 0.7081 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1905 | 0.8388 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1906 | 0.9323 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1907 | 0.9351 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.885 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1909 | 0.9078 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1911 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1912 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1913 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1915 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1917 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1919 | 0.9003 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1920 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1921 | 0.4798 tonnes per person | -59.4% |
| 1922 | 0.4269 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1923 | 0.5419 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1924 | 0.4624 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1925 | 0.4891 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1926 | 0.4582 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4515 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.4251 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1929 | 0.224 tonnes per person | -47.3% |
| 1930 | 0.3309 tonnes per person | +47.7% |
| 1931 | 0.2397 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 1932 | 0.1895 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1826 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1934 | 0.193 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1843 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2109 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1937 | 0.221 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1953 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1526 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1940 | 0.1448 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1011 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1292 tonnes per person | +64.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0854 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0574 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | -36.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | +41.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -40.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0559 tonnes per person | +628.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | +266.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | -71.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +46.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -38.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +81.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -70.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +105.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -44.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +50.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -74.4% |
| 1997 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -76.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +125.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -88.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +400.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +50.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +201.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0004 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0004 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +628.1% | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | +400.5% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | +266.4% | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person |
| 2021 | +201.6% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.261 tonnes per person | 0.2311 tonnes per person | 0.2931 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.3949 tonnes per person | 0.2151 tonnes per person | 0.5065 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.443 tonnes per person | 0.3855 tonnes per person | 0.4615 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes per person | 0.3575 tonnes per person | 0.4825 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 0.4491 tonnes per person | 0.6239 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7545 tonnes per person | 0.5489 tonnes per person | 0.9351 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.9003 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5141 tonnes per person | 0.224 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.21 tonnes per person | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.3309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0817 tonnes per person | 0.0271 tonnes per person | 0.1448 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Cuba?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Cuba was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes per person in 1917.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Cuba ranks 132nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.