Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba
Cuba: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 132.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Cuba ranks 99th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +99.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +80.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +99.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014 | +80.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Cuba was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Cuba rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.