Eritrea vs Trinidad and Tobago: Methane emissions
Eritrea
4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
132nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
129th
Methane emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 421,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Eritrea ranks 132nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 51,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 56,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 62,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 70,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 79,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 95,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 126,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 171,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 528,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 224,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 778,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 553,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 288,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 946,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 355,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Eritrea or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Eritrea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 421,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 132nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.