Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba
Cuba: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
105th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba is 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba peaked at 0.6927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
That places Cuba 105th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.1841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 0.1923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.1949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.2305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1891 | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1895 | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1896 | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1898 | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1899 | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0.3099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1903 | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1904 | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1905 | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1906 | 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1907 | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.3783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.3748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.3616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1914 | 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1916 | 0.3332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1918 | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.3109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1921 | 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1922 | 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1923 | 0.2808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1925 | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1928 | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1929 | 0.2363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1931 | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.2286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.2401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1944 | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1945 | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1946 | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1947 | 0.3855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1949 | 0.4182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.4331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.4669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 0.489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 0.5123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 0.5744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.5958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 102 Gabon 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 Israel 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Tunisia 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Oman 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Portugal 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Vanuatu 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cuba was 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Cuba rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cuba ranks 105th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.