Cuba: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Cuba's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2019 (from 0.0037 to 0.0037).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was −1% and a typical year strayed about 2.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly fall was 9.8% in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Cuba had the 3rd highest value of the 67 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cuba in the 2020 ranking

• Cameroon — 1st of 67: 9.84
• Eswatini — 2nd of 67: 0.15
• Afghanistan — 4th of 67: 0
• Andorra — 5th of 67: 0
• Bahamas, The — 6th of 67: 0

What this measures

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Other land".

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 21 values

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.24 (2023)
• Argentina — 0.42 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 0 (2020)
• Barbados — 0 (2020)
• Belize — -0.3 (2023)
• Bolivia — -1.92 (2023)
• Brazil — 98.05 (2023)
• Chile — -0.02 (2023)
• Colombia — -6.75 (2023)

More environment data for Cuba

• Population in largest city — 2.16 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 25.53% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 2.16 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 19.72% (2025)
• Rural population — 2.49 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 22.77% (2025)
• Urban population — 8.45 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 77.23% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 13,647 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Cuba's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land (Mt CO2e)?

0.0037 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 17.78% from 0.0045 in 2000 (0.97% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.0045 in 2000 and the lowest 0.0037 in 2002.

How does Cuba rank?

3rd highest of 67 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land (Mt CO2e) unusual for Cuba?

In 2020, Cuba's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2019 (from 0.0037 to 0.0037). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was −1% and a typical year strayed about 2.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.OL.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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