Libya vs Trinidad and Tobago: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Libya
0.6449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
0.9995 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Libya rank
6th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
3rd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Libya
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in Libya, a difference of 0.3546 kilograms per international-$.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.5 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Libya ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ 0.5599 kilograms per international-$ 0.2474 kilograms per international-$ Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 1.02 kilograms per international-$ 0.4109 kilograms per international-$ 0.612 kilograms per international-$ Libya
1970s 1.11 kilograms per international-$ 0.7596 kilograms per international-$ 0.348 kilograms per international-$ Libya
1980s 1.53 kilograms per international-$ 0.8836 kilograms per international-$ 0.6481 kilograms per international-$ Libya
1990s 1.48 kilograms per international-$ 0.939 kilograms per international-$ 0.5456 kilograms per international-$ Libya
2000s 0.6516 kilograms per international-$ 1.04 kilograms per international-$ 0.3927 kilograms per international-$ Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.5521 kilograms per international-$ 1.04 kilograms per international-$ 0.4877 kilograms per international-$ Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ 0.9803 kilograms per international-$ 0.4391 kilograms per international-$ Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Libya or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Libya and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.3546 kilograms per international-$, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Trinidad and Tobago?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Libya and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Libya ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).