Belize vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Belize
17.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
22.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belize rank
8th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Belize
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.82 tonnes per person against 17.2 tonnes per person in Belize, a difference of 5.62 tonnes per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.22 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 37.85 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1960s | 18.76 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 15.63 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1970s | 17.17 tonnes per person | 11.17 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1980s | 36.48 tonnes per person | 13.88 tonnes per person | 22.6 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 42.79 tonnes per person | 13.65 tonnes per person | 29.14 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 19.18 tonnes per person | 25.98 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 18.9 tonnes per person | 30.51 tonnes per person | 11.6 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 17.37 tonnes per person | 23.82 tonnes per person | 6.45 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 including land-use change, Belize or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.82 tonnes per person against 17.2 tonnes per person in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Belize and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 5.62 tonnes per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Belize ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.