Kuwait vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
22.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
2nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Kuwait
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 22.93 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.32 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18.36 tonnes per person | 20.37 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 42.34 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | 37.79 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 15.3 tonnes per person | 14.73 tonnes per person | 0.5719 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 62.2 tonnes per person | 13.99 tonnes per person | 48.21 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.69 tonnes per person | 26.63 tonnes per person | 4.06 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.44 tonnes per person | 30.83 tonnes per person | 5.39 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 23.51 tonnes per person | 23.95 tonnes per person | 0.4378 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Kuwait or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 22.93 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.32 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.