Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba
Cuba: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 268,354 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
268,354 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
34th
of 220 countries
All-time high
471,834 tonnes
in 1988
All-time low
240.83 tonnes
in 1860
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba is 268,354 tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba peaked at 471,834 tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, 240.83 tonnes, in 1860.
Cuba ranks 34th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,417 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1,427 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1752 | 1,437 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 1,447 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1754 | 1,457 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1755 | 1,467 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 1,477 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 1,487 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 1,497 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 1,507 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 1,517 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 1,528 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1762 | 1,539 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1763 | 1,550 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1764 | 1,561 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 1,571 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 1,582 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 1,593 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 1,604 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 1,614 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 1,625 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 1,637 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1772 | 1,648 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1773 | 1,660 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 1,671 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 1,683 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 1,694 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 1,706 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 1,717 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 1,729 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 1,740 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 1,753 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1782 | 1,765 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1783 | 1,777 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 1,790 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 1,802 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 1,814 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 1,827 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 1,839 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 1,851 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 1,864 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 1,877 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1792 | 1,890 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 1,903 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 1,917 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 1,930 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 1,943 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 1,956 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 1,969 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 1,983 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 1,996 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 2,010 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 2,024 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 2,038 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 2,052 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 2,067 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 2,081 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 2,095 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 2,109 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 2,123 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 2,137 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 2,152 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 2,167 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 2,182 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 2,198 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 2,213 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 2,228 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 2,243 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 2,258 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 2,273 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 2,288 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 2,346 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1822 | 2,404 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1823 | 2,463 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1824 | 2,521 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1825 | 2,579 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1826 | 2,637 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1827 | 2,695 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1828 | 2,753 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1829 | 2,811 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1830 | 2,869 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1831 | 2,940 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1832 | 3,012 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1833 | 3,083 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1834 | 3,155 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1835 | 3,226 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1836 | 3,298 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1837 | 3,369 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1838 | 3,440 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1839 | 3,512 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1840 | 3,583 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1841 | 3,672 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1842 | 3,762 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1843 | 3,851 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1844 | 3,940 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1845 | 4,029 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1846 | 4,119 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1847 | 4,208 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1848 | 4,297 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1849 | 4,386 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1850 | 6,749 tonnes | +53.9% |
| 1851 | 6,101 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1852 | 5,444 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1853 | 4,797 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1854 | 4,140 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1855 | 3,493 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1856 | 2,847 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1857 | 2,190 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1858 | 1,544 tonnes | -29.5% |
| 1859 | 887.27 tonnes | -42.5% |
| 1860 | 240.83 tonnes | -72.9% |
| 1861 | 245.21 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 249.59 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 253.97 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 258.37 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1865 | 262.77 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 268.24 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1867 | 273.72 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1868 | 279.2 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1869 | 284.69 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1870 | 290.19 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1871 | 297.82 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 305.06 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1873 | 312.31 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 319.58 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1875 | 326.85 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 336.01 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 345.18 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 354.36 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 363.55 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1880 | 372.75 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1881 | 384.44 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1882 | 396.15 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1883 | 407.87 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 419.6 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1885 | 431.34 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1886 | 446.37 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 461.42 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1888 | 476.48 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1889 | 491.55 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1890 | 506.63 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 526.56 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1892 | 546.5 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1893 | 566.45 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1894 | 586.41 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1895 | 606.39 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 632.47 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1897 | 658.57 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1898 | 684.67 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1899 | 710.79 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 736.92 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1901 | 797.35 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 857.74 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1903 | 918.39 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1904 | 976.18 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1905 | 1,035 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1906 | 2,591 tonnes | +150.4% |
| 1907 | 4,148 tonnes | +60.1% |
| 1908 | 5,705 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 1909 | 7,263 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1910 | 8,821 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1911 | 10,861 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1912 | 12,912 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1913 | 14,953 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1914 | 17,004 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1915 | 19,046 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1916 | 18,441 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1917 | 17,836 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 17,222 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1919 | 16,617 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1920 | 16,012 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1921 | 1,684 tonnes | -89.5% |
| 1922 | 1,766 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1923 | 1,847 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1924 | 1,928 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1925 | 2,009 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1926 | 2,048 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 2,086 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 2,124 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1929 | 2,157 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 2,196 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 2,190 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 2,185 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 2,179 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 2,173 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 2,168 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 2,144 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 2,117 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 2,091 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 2,067 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 2,044 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1941 | 2,192 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 2,327 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 7,315 tonnes | +214.3% |
| 1944 | 11,934 tonnes | +63.2% |
| 1945 | 24,488 tonnes | +105.2% |
| 1946 | 25,657 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 7,452 tonnes | -71.0% |
| 1948 | 3,382 tonnes | -54.6% |
| 1949 | 3,335 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 61,647 tonnes | +1748.3% |
| 1951 | 70,009 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1952 | 68,068 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 83,387 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1954 | 72,628 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1955 | 101,502 tonnes | +39.8% |
| 1956 | 91,509 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1957 | 175,712 tonnes | +92.0% |
| 1958 | 227,524 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1959 | 202,433 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1960 | 172,405 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1961 | 140,980 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1962 | 185,745 tonnes | +31.8% |
| 1963 | 170,183 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 183,858 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 187,443 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 207,330 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 230,402 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 243,252 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 251,736 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 267,509 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 299,352 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 287,799 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 264,748 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 293,704 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 292,903 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 293,465 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 328,706 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 351,872 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 336,718 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 336,218 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 334,661 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 335,589 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 383,013 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 387,015 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 352,417 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 357,378 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 387,425 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 471,834 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 458,193 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 411,092 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 331,473 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 278,572 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 268,025 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 282,355 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 314,498 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 337,444 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 381,084 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 388,251 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 388,629 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 395,083 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 387,878 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 378,412 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 370,467 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 346,477 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 359,678 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 362,243 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 361,780 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 335,099 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 364,904 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 407,222 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 379,959 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 413,402 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 387,904 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 350,887 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 385,905 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 348,345 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 323,116 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 319,485 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 314,074 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 272,391 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 276,176 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 268,354 tonnes | -2.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 268,354 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 3.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 268,354 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 12.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1748.3% | 3,335 tonnes | 61,647 tonnes |
| 1943 | +214.3% | 2,327 tonnes | 7,315 tonnes |
| 1906 | +150.4% | 1,035 tonnes | 2,591 tonnes |
| 1945 | +105.2% | 11,934 tonnes | 24,488 tonnes |
| 1957 | +92.0% | 91,509 tonnes | 175,712 tonnes |
| 1921 | -89.5% | 16,012 tonnes | 1,684 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,462 tonnes | 1,417 tonnes | 1,507 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,566 tonnes | 1,517 tonnes | 1,614 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,677 tonnes | 1,625 tonnes | 1,729 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,796 tonnes | 1,740 tonnes | 1,851 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,923 tonnes | 1,864 tonnes | 1,983 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 2,059 tonnes | 1,996 tonnes | 2,123 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 2,205 tonnes | 2,137 tonnes | 2,273 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 2,550 tonnes | 2,288 tonnes | 2,811 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 3,190 tonnes | 2,869 tonnes | 3,512 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 3,985 tonnes | 3,583 tonnes | 4,386 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 3,819 tonnes | 887.27 tonnes | 6,749 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 261.66 tonnes | 240.83 tonnes | 284.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 325.09 tonnes | 290.19 tonnes | 363.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 428.8 tonnes | 372.75 tonnes | 491.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 602.54 tonnes | 506.63 tonnes | 710.79 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,503 tonnes | 736.92 tonnes | 7,263 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 15,371 tonnes | 8,821 tonnes | 19,046 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3,366 tonnes | 1,684 tonnes | 16,012 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,151 tonnes | 2,067 tonnes | 2,196 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 9,013 tonnes | 2,044 tonnes | 25,657 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 115,442 tonnes | 61,647 tonnes | 227,524 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 197,333 tonnes | 140,980 tonnes | 251,736 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 301,678 tonnes | 264,748 tonnes | 351,872 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 380,374 tonnes | 334,661 tonnes | 471,834 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 338,142 tonnes | 268,025 tonnes | 411,092 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,202 tonnes | 335,099 tonnes | 395,083 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 363,030 tonnes | 314,074 tonnes | 413,402 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,307 tonnes | 268,354 tonnes | 276,176 tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cuba was 268,354 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 471,834 tonnes in 1988.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 240.83 tonnes in 1860.
- How does Cuba rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cuba ranks 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.