Sierra Leone vs Trinidad and Tobago: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Sierra Leone
1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
131st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
134th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Sierra Leone
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 129,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 131st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 134th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 43,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 52,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 65,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 75,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 86,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 387,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 109,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 457,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 152,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 373,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 167,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 348,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 672,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 511,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 764,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 501,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 866,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 365,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 610,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 982,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 696,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 736,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 409,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 942,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Sierra Leone or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 129,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 134th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.