Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
116th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1912
All-time low
2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1956
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cuba is 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cuba peaked at 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1912 and was at its lowest, 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1852 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1856 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1857 | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1858 | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1859 | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1862 | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1863 | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1864 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1865 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1870 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1877 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1881 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1892 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1897 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1904 | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1912 | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1913 | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1915 | 4.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1920 | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.7% |
| 1922 | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1930 | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1932 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1939 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1943 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1946 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1947 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1948 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1949 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1950 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.4% |
| 1951 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1953 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1955 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1957 | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +48.1% |
| 1958 | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1959 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.0% |
| 1960 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1961 | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1962 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.4% |
| 1993 | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1950 | +40.4% | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 North Korea 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Armenia 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Belize 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Bolivia 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 Egypt 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cuba?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cuba was 2.78 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1912.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cuba ranks 116th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 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, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.