Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Saudi Arabia
23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 0.2648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 0.2459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.4203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 31.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 29.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 24.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 24.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Saudi Arabia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.