Cuba vs Vanuatu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cuba
0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
105th
Vanuatu rank
108th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cuba
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 105th and Vanuatu ranks 108th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 13 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.3436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.2334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.5812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.6364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.2948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0161 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 Vanuatu?
- Cuba, at 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cuba and Vanuatu?
- 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cuba ranks 105th and Vanuatu ranks 108th 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.