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Carbon intensity of the economy — Cuba

Carbon intensity of the economy in Cuba in 2022 — 0.276 kg/$. Ranked 117 in the world out of 164. Since 1902, the indicator has fallen by 17.1%.

2022 0.276 kg/$ +1.1% vs 2021
World rank 117of 164
Period maximum 0.911 kg/$1958
Period minimum 0.025 kg/$1949

Trend over time

1902–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Cuba, 1902–202200.250.50.751190219141926193819501962197419861998201020221902: 0.333 kg/$1905: 0.453 kg/$1908: 0.494 kg/$1911: 0.653 kg/$1914: 0.553 kg/$1917: 0.638 kg/$1920: 0.509 kg/$1923: 0.245 kg/$1926: 0.191 kg/$1929: 0.092 kg/$1932: 0.119 kg/$1935: 0.104 kg/$1938: 0.097 kg/$1941: 0.055 kg/$1944: 0.048 kg/$1947: 0.042 kg/$1950: 0.37 kg/$1953: 0.387 kg/$1956: 0.327 kg/$1959: 0.755 kg/$1962: 0.656 kg/$1965: 0.605 kg/$1968: 0.599 kg/$1971: 0.715 kg/$1974: 0.693 kg/$1977: 0.787 kg/$1980: 0.792 kg/$1983: 0.663 kg/$1986: 0.649 kg/$1989: 0.682 kg/$1992: 0.566 kg/$1995: 0.732 kg/$1998: 0.643 kg/$2001: 0.522 kg/$2004: 0.478 kg/$2007: 0.405 kg/$2010: 0.446 kg/$2013: 0.336 kg/$2016: 0.313 kg/$2019: 0.245 kg/$2022: 0.276 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.057 (−17.12%) Average annual rate: -0.16 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 0.276 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.276 +0.003 +1.1%
2021 0.273 +0.012 +4.6%
2020 0.261 +0.016 +6.53%
2019 0.245 −0.006 −2.39%
2018 0.251 −0.022 −8.06%
2017 0.273 −0.04 −12.78%
2016 0.313 −0.016 −4.86%
2015 0.329 +0.01 +3.13%
2014 0.319 −0.017 −5.06%
2013 0.336 −0.031 −8.45%
2012 0.367 −0.006 −1.61%
2011 0.373 −0.073 −16.37%
2010 0.446 +0.044 +10.95%
2009 0.402 −0.008 −1.95%
2008 0.41 +0.005 +1.23%
2007 0.405 −0.034 −7.74%
2006 0.439 −0.045 −9.3%
2005 0.484 +0.006 +1.26%
2004 0.478 −0.026 −5.16%
2003 0.504 −0.01 −1.95%
2002 0.514 −0.008 −1.53%
2001 0.522 −0.044 −7.77%
2000 0.566 −0.042 −6.91%
1999 0.608 −0.035 −5.44%
1998 0.643 −0.015 −2.28%
1997 0.658 +0.004 +0.61%
1996 0.654 −0.078 −10.66%
1995 0.732 −0.001 −0.14%
1994 0.733 +0.047 +6.85%
1993 0.686 +0.12 +21.2%
1992 0.566 −0.067 −10.58%
1991 0.633 +0.04 +6.75%
1990 0.593 −0.089 −13.05%
1989 0.682 −0.005 −0.73%
1988 0.687 +0.011 +1.63%
1987 0.676 +0.027 +4.16%
1986 0.649 +0.018 +2.85%
1985 0.631 −0.015 −2.32%
1984 0.646 −0.017 −2.56%
1983 0.663 −0.123 −15.65%
1982 0.786 +0.023 +3.01%
1981 0.763 −0.029 −3.66%
1980 0.792 +0.012 +1.54%
1979 0.78 +0.006 +0.78%
1978 0.774 −0.013 −1.65%
1977 0.787 +0.024 +3.15%
1976 0.763 −0.017 −2.18%
1975 0.78 +0.087 +12.55%
1974 0.693 −0.02 −2.81%
1973 0.713 −0.01 −1.38%
1972 0.723 +0.008 +1.12%
1971 0.715 −0.019 −2.59%
1970 0.734 +0.081 +12.4%
1969 0.653 +0.054 +9.02%
1968 0.599 +0.045 +8.12%
1967 0.554 −0.042 −7.05%
1966 0.596 −0.009 −1.49%
1965 0.605 +0.011 +1.85%
1964 0.594 +0 +0%
1963 0.594 −0.062 −9.45%
1962 0.656 +0.1 +17.99%
1961 0.556 −0.095 −14.59%
1960 0.651 −0.104 −13.77%
1959 0.755 −0.156 −17.12%
1958 0.911 +0.196 +27.41%
1957 0.715 +0.388 +118.65%
1956 0.327 −0.076 −18.86%
1955 0.403 +0.039 +10.71%
1954 0.364 −0.023 −5.94%
1953 0.387 +0.019 +5.16%
1952 0.368 −0.044 −10.68%
1951 0.412 +0.042 +11.35%
1950 0.37 +0.345 +1,380%
1949 0.025 −0.007 −21.88%
1948 0.032 −0.01 −23.81%
1947 0.042 +0.003 +7.69%
1946 0.039 −0.011 −22%
1945 0.05 +0.002 +4.17%
1944 0.048 −0.026 −35.14%
1943 0.074 +0.029 +64.44%
1942 0.045 −0.01 −18.18%
1941 0.055 −0.017 −23.61%
1940 0.072 −0.005 −6.49%
1939 0.077 −0.02 −20.62%
1938 0.097 −0.014 −12.61%
1937 0.111 −0.001 −0.89%
1936 0.112 +0.008 +7.69%
1935 0.104 −0.013 −11.11%
1934 0.117 −0.003 −2.5%
1933 0.12 +0.001 +0.84%
1932 0.119 −0.021 −15%
1931 0.14 −0.002 −1.41%
1930 0.142 +0.05 +54.35%
1929 0.092 −0.098 −51.58%
1928 0.19 −0.001 −0.52%
1927 0.191 +0 +0%
1926 0.191 −0.003 −1.55%
1925 0.194 −0.008 −3.96%
1924 0.202 −0.043 −17.55%
1923 0.245 +0.054 +28.27%
1922 0.191 −0.022 −10.33%
1921 0.213 −0.296 −58.15%
1920 0.509 +0.121 +31.19%
1919 0.388 −0.21 −35.12%
1918 0.598 −0.04 −6.27%
1917 0.638 +0.03 +4.93%
1916 0.608 +0.043 +7.61%
1915 0.565 +0.012 +2.17%
1914 0.553 −0.085 −13.32%
1913 0.638 −0.079 −11.02%
1912 0.717 +0.064 +9.8%
1911 0.653 +0.133 +25.58%
1910 0.52 +0.07 +15.56%
1909 0.45 −0.044 −8.91%
1908 0.494 +0.032 +6.93%
1907 0.462 −0.036 −7.23%
1906 0.498 +0.045 +9.93%
1905 0.453 +0.056 +14.11%
1904 0.397 +0.021 +5.59%
1903 0.376 +0.043 +12.91%
1902 0.333 — —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 0.163 HT Haiti 0.164 DM Dominica 0.244 CU Cuba 0.276 LC Saint Lucia 0.296 BB Barbados 0.386 JM Jamaica 0.395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.999
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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