Cuba vs Portugal: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cuba
0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
105th
Portugal rank
107th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cuba
- Portugal
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 105th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.3436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.2334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.5812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.6364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.2948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cuba or Portugal?
- Cuba, at 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cuba and Portugal?
- 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cuba ranks 105th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.