Australia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Australia
22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Australia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 47.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 40.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 42.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 38.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 35.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 34.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 32.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 37.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 26.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 25.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 34.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 37.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 32.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 32.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 34.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 35.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 30.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 23.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 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 greenhouse gas emissions, Australia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 22.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Australia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Australia ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.