Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0083 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba, 1994–2024
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 flaring in Cuba stood at 0.0083 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba peaked at 0.0148 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Cuba ranks 67th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 flaring in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +65.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -91.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +261.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +169.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0083 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 78.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +261.7% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 flaring in Cuba?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba was 0.0083 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 flaring recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cuba ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.