Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
122nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1963
All-time low
3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2011
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba stood at 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba peaked at 16.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2011.
Cuba ranks 122nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 119 Papua New Guinea 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Slovakia 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Guatemala 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Lebanon 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba was 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 16.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2011.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cuba ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.