Belgium vs Trinidad and Tobago: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Belgium
16.79 tonnes per person
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
14.87 tonnes per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
12th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Belgium
  • Trinidad and Tobago
5101520199020062023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 16.79 tonnes per person against 14.87 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.92 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th of 120 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1990s 12.88 tonnes per person 8.74 tonnes per person 4.14 tonnes per person Belgium
2000s 19.99 tonnes per person 12.44 tonnes per person 7.55 tonnes per person Belgium
2010s 18.34 tonnes per person 15.75 tonnes per person 2.58 tonnes per person Belgium
2020s 16.95 tonnes per person 14.35 tonnes per person 2.6 tonnes per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Belgium or Trinidad and Tobago?
Belgium, at 16.79 tonnes per person against 14.87 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago?
1.92 tonnes per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Belgium ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
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
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.