South Korea vs Trinidad and Tobago: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
South Korea
13.7 tonnes per person
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
14.87 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Korea rank
15th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
12th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- South Korea
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 14.87 tonnes per person against 13.7 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 1.17 tonnes per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
South Korea ranks 15th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.35 tonnes per person | 8.74 tonnes per person | 0.6122 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 11.99 tonnes per person | 12.44 tonnes per person | 0.4485 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 13.65 tonnes per person | 15.75 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 13.66 tonnes per person | 14.35 tonnes per person | 0.6906 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
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?, South Korea or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 14.87 tonnes per person against 13.7 tonnes per person in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between South Korea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.17 tonnes per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- South Korea ranks 15th 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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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.