Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 2.01 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.01 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
95th
of 213 countries
All-time high
3.29 tonnes per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0051 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
79
1946–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Cuba, 1946–2024
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 oil in Cuba stood at 2.01 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Cuba peaked at 3.29 tonnes per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 tonnes per person, in 1949.
That places Cuba 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | — |
| 1947 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1949 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -28.9% |
| 1950 | 0.898 tonnes per person | +17663.4% |
| 1951 | 1 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1952 | 0.9615 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 0.935 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.8805 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1955 | 0.99 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1956 | 0.8232 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1957 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +134.8% |
| 1958 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1959 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1960 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1961 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1962 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1964 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.72 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.88 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 3.09 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.03 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.13 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.09 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 3.08 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.21 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.19 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.65 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.01 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.51 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.01 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.18 tonnes per person, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +17663.4% | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.898 tonnes per person |
| 1957 | +134.8% | 0.8232 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.8232 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2.01 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 oil in Cuba?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Cuba was 2.01 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 oil recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 tonnes per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Cuba ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.