Brunei vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Brunei
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
22.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
3rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Brunei
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 26.05 tonnes per person against 22.93 tonnes per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.12 tonnes per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11.24 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 65.06 tonnes per person | 20.22 tonnes per person | 44.84 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1950s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | 0.9901 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 51.79 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 40.57 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1980s | 16.9 tonnes per person | 14.73 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 13.99 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 18.63 tonnes per person | 26.63 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 20.62 tonnes per person | 30.83 tonnes per person | 10.21 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 26.2 tonnes per person | 23.95 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Brunei or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Brunei, at 26.05 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 relative to the global average between Brunei and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.12 tonnes per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Brunei ranks 3rd 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 relative to the global average. 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.