Kuwait vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
22.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Kuwait
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 22.82 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.43 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 194 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 | 18.22 tonnes per person | 22.05 tonnes per person | 3.83 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 6.31 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 42.27 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 39.15 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20.83 tonnes per person | 11.17 tonnes per person | 9.65 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 15.31 tonnes per person | 13.88 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 62.21 tonnes per person | 13.65 tonnes per person | 48.56 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.7 tonnes per person | 25.98 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.44 tonnes per person | 30.51 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 23.52 tonnes per person | 23.82 tonnes per person | 0.3021 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, Kuwait or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 22.82 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.43 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 including land-use change?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd 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.