Per capita ghg excl land use in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita ghg excl land use was 2.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.78
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
116th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.02
in 1912
All-time low
2.13
in 1956
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Cuba, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg excl land use in Cuba is 2.78, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Cuba peaked at 5.02 in 1912 and was at its lowest, 2.13, in 1956.
Cuba ranks 116th of 198 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.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.73 | — |
| 1851 | 3.69 | -1.1% |
| 1852 | 3.65 | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 3.61 | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 3.58 | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 3.54 | -1.1% |
| 1856 | 3.79 | +7.2% |
| 1857 | 3.73 | -1.6% |
| 1858 | 3.67 | -1.6% |
| 1859 | 3.63 | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 3.61 | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 3.72 | +3.0% |
| 1862 | 3.85 | +3.5% |
| 1863 | 3.73 | -3.0% |
| 1864 | 3.94 | +5.7% |
| 1865 | 3.96 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 4.01 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 4.08 | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 4.09 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 4.18 | +2.1% |
| 1870 | 4.14 | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 4.13 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 4.12 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 4.11 | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 4.09 | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 4.06 | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 3.97 | -2.2% |
| 1877 | 3.96 | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 4 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 3.98 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 3.9 | -2.2% |
| 1881 | 3.89 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 3.89 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 3.88 | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 3.87 | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 3.88 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 3.86 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 3.9 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 3.94 | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 3.99 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 3.98 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 4.08 | +2.6% |
| 1892 | 4.15 | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 4.14 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 4.2 | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 4.2 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 4.1 | -2.3% |
| 1897 | 4.09 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 4.16 | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 4.22 | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 4.19 | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 4.31 | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 4.35 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 4.49 | +3.4% |
| 1904 | 4.55 | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 4.65 | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 4.72 | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 4.7 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 4.63 | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 4.63 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 4.75 | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 4.88 | +2.8% |
| 1912 | 5.02 | +2.7% |
| 1913 | 4.96 | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 4.79 | -3.5% |
| 1915 | 4.77 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 4.89 | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 4.94 | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 4.84 | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 4.37 | -9.7% |
| 1920 | 4.62 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 3.9 | -15.7% |
| 1922 | 3.82 | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 3.91 | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 3.8 | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 3.8 | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 3.74 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 3.69 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 3.63 | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 3.37 | -7.3% |
| 1930 | 3.45 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 3.31 | -3.8% |
| 1932 | 3.23 | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 3.19 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 3.17 | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 3.13 | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 3.11 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 3.08 | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 3.02 | -2.1% |
| 1939 | 2.93 | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 2.88 | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 2.84 | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 2.8 | -1.4% |
| 1943 | 2.83 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 2.76 | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 2.65 | -3.9% |
| 1946 | 2.53 | -4.5% |
| 1947 | 2.44 | -3.5% |
| 1948 | 2.32 | -5.2% |
| 1949 | 2.2 | -4.9% |
| 1950 | 3.09 | +40.4% |
| 1951 | 3.09 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.9 | -6.1% |
| 1953 | 2.72 | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 2.5 | -8.0% |
| 1955 | 2.44 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 2.13 | -13.1% |
| 1957 | 3.15 | +48.1% |
| 1958 | 3.57 | +13.5% |
| 1959 | 3.07 | -14.0% |
| 1960 | 2.66 | -13.6% |
| 1961 | 2.33 | -12.3% |
| 1962 | 2.5 | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.26 | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 2.35 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 2.33 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.35 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.37 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.37 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.48 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 2.62 | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 2.7 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.79 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.95 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2.99 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.41 | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 3.4 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.61 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.78 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.92 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 3.85 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 4 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 4.12 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.71 | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 3.92 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 3.89 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.96 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.95 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.08 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.06 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.45 | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 3.14 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 2.53 | -19.4% |
| 1993 | 2.39 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.54 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.66 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.73 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.87 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.78 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.87 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.81 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.83 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.76 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.88 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.06 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.08 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.46 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 3.11 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 3.14 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.97 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.01 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.73 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.46 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.58 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.66 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.69 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.78 | +3.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use 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 | +48.1% | 2.13 | 3.15 |
| 1950 | +40.4% | 2.2 | 3.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.66 | 3.54 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.92 | 3.61 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.06 | 3.96 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.9 | 3.86 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.13 | 3.98 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.52 | 4.19 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.82 | 4.37 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.83 | 3.37 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.16 | 2.93 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.62 | 2.2 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.87 | 2.13 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.26 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.22 | 2.62 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 | 3.71 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 | 2.39 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.76 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 | 2.56 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 | 2.46 | 2.78 | 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 ghg excl land use in Cuba?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Cuba was 2.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 in 1912.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 in 1956.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Cuba ranks 116th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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