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
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-$, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Libya ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).