Trinidad and Tobago vs United States: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Trinidad and Tobago
14.87 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
15.81 tonnes per person
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago rank
12th
United States rank
11th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 15.81 tonnes per person against 14.87 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.94 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.74 tonnes per person | 20.29 tonnes per person | 11.55 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 12.44 tonnes per person | 21.55 tonnes per person | 9.11 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 15.75 tonnes per person | 17.46 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 14.35 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | United States |
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?, Trinidad and Tobago or United States?
- United States, at 15.81 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 Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
- 0.94 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United States rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th and United States ranks 11th 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.