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
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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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.