Kuwait vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Kuwait
34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 8 and Trinidad and Tobago in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 0.7053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 0.7099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 0.6817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 0.6785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 12.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 73.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 67.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 124.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 117.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 54.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 26.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 77.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 59.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 36.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 32.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Kuwait or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Kuwait, at 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd 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.