Colombia vs Cuba: Carbon intensity of GDP

Colombia
0.2619 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cuba
0.2592 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Colombia rank
112th
Cuba rank
113th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Colombia
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.2619 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2592 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Cuba, a difference of 0.0027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Colombia ranks 112th and Cuba ranks 113th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5194 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8788 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Cuba
1980s 0.4685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7552 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Cuba
1990s 0.433 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Cuba
2000s 0.3337 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4764 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Cuba
2010s 0.2871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3246 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0375 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Cuba
2020s 0.2663 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0197 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Colombia or Cuba?
Colombia, at 0.2619 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2592 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Colombia and Cuba?
0.0027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Colombia ranks 112th and Cuba ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.