What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector between China and Cuba?

1.91 kilograms per person, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cuba?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Cuba: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

China

206.99 kilograms per person

in 2023

Cuba

205.08 kilograms per person

in 2023

China rank

95th

Cuba rank

97th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

China
Cuba

How they compare

China currently reports 206.99 kilograms per person against 205.08 kilograms per person in Cuba, a difference of 1.91 kilograms per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.

China ranks 95th and Cuba ranks 97th of 193 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1990s	208.65 kilograms per person	321.88 kilograms per person	113.23 kilograms per person	Cuba
2000s	221.89 kilograms per person	242.47 kilograms per person	20.59 kilograms per person	Cuba
2010s	223.36 kilograms per person	253.13 kilograms per person	29.77 kilograms per person	Cuba
2020s	205.89 kilograms per person	214.7 kilograms per person	8.81 kilograms per person	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector, China or Cuba?: China, at 206.99 kilograms per person against 205.08 kilograms per person in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector between China and Cuba?: 1.91 kilograms per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cuba?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Cuba rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?: China ranks 95th and Cuba ranks 97th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.