Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita

Saudi Arabia
20.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
22.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.93 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.55 tonnes per person.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 213 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1930s 0.1706 tonnes per person 16.35 tonnes per person 16.18 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago
1940s 4 tonnes per person 20.22 tonnes per person 16.22 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago
1950s 0.8349 tonnes per person 3.84 tonnes per person 3.01 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 4.07 tonnes per person 4.55 tonnes per person 0.4754 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 20.09 tonnes per person 11.21 tonnes per person 8.87 tonnes per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 22.76 tonnes per person 14.73 tonnes per person 8.03 tonnes per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 19.58 tonnes per person 13.99 tonnes per person 5.59 tonnes per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 19.76 tonnes per person 26.63 tonnes per person 6.86 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 21.35 tonnes per person 30.83 tonnes per person 9.48 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 20.95 tonnes per person 23.95 tonnes per person 3 tonnes per person Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Saudi Arabia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.93 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago?
2.55 tonnes per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago?
89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.