Kuwait vs Trinidad and Tobago: CO₂ emissions per capita
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
22.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
2nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 22.93 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.32 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18.36 tonnes per person | 20.37 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 42.34 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | 37.79 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 15.3 tonnes per person | 14.73 tonnes per person | 0.5719 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 62.2 tonnes per person | 13.99 tonnes per person | 48.21 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.69 tonnes per person | 26.63 tonnes per person | 4.06 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.44 tonnes per person | 30.83 tonnes per person | 5.39 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 23.51 tonnes per person | 23.95 tonnes per person | 0.4378 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, Kuwait or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 22.93 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.32 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.