Per capita methane emissions in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita methane emissions was 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
79th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1904
All-time low
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Cuba recorded 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cuba peaked at 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1904 and was at its lowest, 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Cuba 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 77 Costa Rica 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 80 Slovakia 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Netherlands 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Djibouti 1.04 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 methane emissions in Cuba?
- Per capita methane emissions in Cuba was 1.07 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 methane emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1904.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Cuba ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.