Trinidad and Tobago vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Trinidad and Tobago
1,250 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
1,279 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1,279 tonnes per person against 1,250 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 29 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Trinidad and Tobago United States Difference Ahead
1960s 262.04 tonnes per person 694.6 tonnes per person 432.56 tonnes per person United States
1970s 300.44 tonnes per person 813.43 tonnes per person 512.99 tonnes per person United States
1980s 400.32 tonnes per person 933.29 tonnes per person 532.96 tonnes per person United States
1990s 501.99 tonnes per person 1,026 tonnes per person 523.55 tonnes per person United States
2000s 690.49 tonnes per person 1,119 tonnes per person 428.62 tonnes per person United States
2010s 996.68 tonnes per person 1,206 tonnes per person 208.98 tonnes per person United States
2020s 1,199 tonnes per person 1,269 tonnes per person 69.59 tonnes per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Trinidad and Tobago or United States?
United States, at 1,279 tonnes per person against 1,250 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
29 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.