Belgium vs Trinidad and Tobago: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
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
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Belgium
- Trinidad and Tobago
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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, 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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita 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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.