Waste — Emissions in Cuba

Cuba: Waste — Emissions was 158 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
158 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 232 countries
All-time high
158 kt
in 2022
All-time low
64.1 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Cuba, 1961–2023

050100150196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 158 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Cuba peaked at 158 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.1 kt, in 1961.

Cuba ranks 71st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Cuba, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 64.1 kt —
1962 66.8 kt +4.2%
1963 69.6 kt +4.2%
1964 72.4 kt +4.0%
1965 75.4 kt +4.1%
1966 78.3 kt +3.8%
1967 81.2 kt +3.7%
1968 84.2 kt +3.7%
1969 87.2 kt +3.6%
1970 87.1 kt -0.1%
1971 93.1 kt +6.9%
1972 92.8 kt -0.3%
1973 97.5 kt +5.1%
1974 102 kt +4.6%
1975 105 kt +2.9%
1976 108 kt +2.9%
1977 111 kt +2.8%
1978 115 kt +3.6%
1979 119 kt +3.5%
1980 119 kt +0.0%
1981 123 kt +3.4%
1982 125 kt +1.6%
1983 125 kt +0.0%
1984 128 kt +2.4%
1985 130 kt +1.6%
1986 131 kt +0.8%
1987 133 kt +1.5%
1988 136 kt +2.3%
1989 137 kt +0.7%
1990 140 kt +2.2%
1991 138 kt -1.4%
1992 135 kt -2.2%
1993 126 kt -6.7%
1994 126 kt +0.0%
1995 127 kt +0.8%
1996 133 kt +4.7%
1997 134 kt +0.8%
1998 132 kt -1.5%
1999 135 kt +2.3%
2000 138 kt +2.2%
2001 139 kt +0.7%
2002 138 kt -0.7%
2003 136 kt -1.4%
2004 139 kt +2.2%
2005 139 kt +0.0%
2006 143 kt +2.9%
2007 145 kt +1.4%
2008 148 kt +2.1%
2009 148 kt +0.0%
2010 145 kt -2.0%
2011 146 kt +0.7%
2012 148 kt +1.4%
2013 150 kt +1.4%
2014 150 kt +0.0%
2015 151 kt +0.7%
2016 152 kt +0.7%
2017 153 kt +0.7%
2018 154 kt +0.7%
2019 154 kt +0.0%
2020 155 kt +0.6%
2021 156 kt +0.6%
2022 158 kt +1.3%
2023 158 kt +0.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 158 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.4 kt, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 158 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3 kt, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 75.47 kt 64.1 kt 87.2 kt 9
1970s 103.05 kt 87.1 kt 119 kt 10
1980s 128.7 kt 119 kt 137 kt 10
1990s 132.6 kt 126 kt 140 kt 10
2000s 141.3 kt 136 kt 148 kt 10
2010s 150.3 kt 145 kt 154 kt 10
2020s 156.75 kt 155 kt 158 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 68 Jordan 165 kt compare
  2. 69 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 160 kt compare
  3. 70 Sri Lanka 159 kt compare
  4. 71 Ecuador 158 kt compare
  5. 71 Kazakhstan 158 kt compare
  6. 74 Belgium-Luxembourg 155.47 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Cuba?
Waste — emissions in Cuba was 158 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 158 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 64.1 kt in 1961.
How does Cuba rank for waste — emissions?
Cuba ranks 71st out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf