Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Saudi Arabia
24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.98 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 7th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 199 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 | -0.1209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 0.137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 31.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 29.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 24.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 23.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 25.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 24.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 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, Saudi Arabia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 2.98 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.