Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Cuba
Cuba: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 10.58 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Cuba, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 10.58 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Cuba peaked at 15.98 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.85 %, in 1990.
That places Cuba 32nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.85 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.35 % | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 11.01 % | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 11.14 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 10.69 % | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.47 % | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.53 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.15 % | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 10.33 % | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.68 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 10.54 % | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 15.17 % | +43.9% |
| 2002 | 15.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.72 % | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 15.79 % | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 15.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.43 % | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.98 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.08 % | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 14.74 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.26 % | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 9.65 % | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 9.73 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.2 % | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 10.32 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.04 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.71 % | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 11.81 % | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 12.43 % | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 12.65 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.47 % | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 10.43 % | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 10.61 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.58 % | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 10.58 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.37 %, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 10.58 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.03 %, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.9% | 10.54 % | 15.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.32 % | 8.85 % | 11.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.83 % | 10.54 % | 15.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.98 % | 9.65 % | 12.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.27 % | 10.43 % | 13.47 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Cuba?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Cuba was 10.58 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 15.98 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.85 % in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Cuba ranks 32nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.