Sri Lanka vs Trinidad and Tobago: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Sri Lanka
42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
40.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
105th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Sri Lanka
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 16 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 23.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 26.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 44.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 31.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 27.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 31.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 42.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 673,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 41.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Sri Lanka or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sri Lanka, at 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.