Australia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Australia
14.07 tonnes per person
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
14.87 tonnes per person
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
12th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 14.87 tonnes per person against 14.07 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.8 tonnes per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.68 tonnes per person | 8.74 tonnes per person | 5.94 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.07 tonnes per person | 12.44 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.54 tonnes per person | 15.75 tonnes per person | 0.7892 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.13 tonnes per person | 14.35 tonnes per person | 0.2186 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Australia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 14.87 tonnes per person against 14.07 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Australia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.8 tonnes per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 13th 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.