Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cuba
Cuba: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cuba, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cuba stood at -20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 141.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cuba peaked at -2.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -20.6%, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 172nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.6% | — |
| 1992 | -4.1% | +55.9% |
| 1993 | -11.0% | +166.0% |
| 1994 | -7.7% | -30.3% |
| 1995 | -10.3% | +34.1% |
| 1996 | -5.7% | -44.2% |
| 1997 | -6.1% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | -9.3% | +51.1% |
| 1999 | -10.3% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | -10.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | -11.9% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | -12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | -12.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | -14.8% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | -19.4% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | -16.8% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | -15.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | -13.1% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | -9.7% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | -12.3% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | -11.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | -11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | -9.1% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | -8.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | -11.3% | +31.7% |
| 2016 | -10.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | -13.0% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | -12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | -11.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | -14.0% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | -14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | -18.9% | +33.7% |
| 2023 | -20.1% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | -20.6% | +2.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -20.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.6%. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -166.0% | -4.1% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.5% | -11.0% | -2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | -13.6% | -19.4% | -9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.0% | -13.0% | -8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -17.6% | -20.6% | -14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 169 Bosnia and Herzegovina -18.8% compare
- 170 France -20.0% compare
- 171 Barbados -20.4% compare
- 173 New Caledonia -20.7% compare
- 174 North Korea -25.5% compare
- 175 Japan -25.8% compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cuba?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cuba was -20.6% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was -2.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.6% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Cuba ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 141.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.