Cuba vs Guatemala
Cuba vs Guatemala: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.91 tonnes in Cuba and 1.11 tonnes in Guatemala, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cuba, by 0.81 tonnes, or 1.73 times that in Guatemala.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Cuba ranked 115 and Guatemala ranked 137 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Cuba | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.91 | 1.11 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.82 | 1.11 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.79 | 1.06 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.96 | 1.15 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.65 | 1.02 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1.99 | 1.15 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.39 | 1.11 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.36 | 1.03 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.42 | 1.11 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.61 | 1.06 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.38 | 0.93 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.57 | 0.88 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.56 | 0.83 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.46 | 0.82 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 0.81 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.39 | 0.86 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.36 | 0.83 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.45 | 0.93 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.38 | 0.89 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.33 | 0.9 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.25 | 0.85 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 0.85 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.38 | 0.87 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | 0.85 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.61 | 0.83 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.59 | 0.76 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.53 | 0.78 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.58 | 0.64 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.37 | 0.63 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.19 | 0.66 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.07 | 0.58 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.02 | 0.55 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.22 | 0.51 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.81 | 0.45 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.64 | 0.43 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.96 | 0.43 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.92 | 0.41 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.8 | 0.43 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.52 | 0.4 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.49 | 0.47 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.78 | 0.46 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.61 | 0.42 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.38 | 0.51 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.42 | 0.57 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.41 | 0.68 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.34 | 0.69 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.31 | 0.64 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.11 | 0.59 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.88 | 0.53 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.75 | 0.54 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.71 | 0.51 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.53 | 0.5 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.38 | 0.48 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.46 | 0.45 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.48 | 0.46 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cuba vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023