Nauru vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Nauru
250,640 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
326,782 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
16th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Nauru
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 326,782 tonnes per square kilometre against 250,640 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 76,142 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Nauru ranks 16th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,473 tonnes per square kilometre | 48,526 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,053 tonnes per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 37,098 tonnes per square kilometre | 61,526 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,428 tonnes per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 96,803 tonnes per square kilometre | 92,446 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,356 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 161,528 tonnes per square kilometre | 126,174 tonnes per square kilometre | 35,354 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 203,590 tonnes per square kilometre | 177,166 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,424 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 227,571 tonnes per square kilometre | 261,538 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,967 tonnes per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 246,276 tonnes per square kilometre | 316,159 tonnes per square kilometre | 69,882 tonnes per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Nauru or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 326,782 tonnes per square kilometre against 250,640 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Nauru and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 76,142 tonnes per square kilometre, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 16th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 13th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.