Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Trinidad and Tobago
27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 13 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 14.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 23.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 14.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 86.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 72.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 18.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 17.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 31.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 35.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 28.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 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, excluding land use and forestry, Trinidad and Tobago or United Arab Emirates?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates?
- 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.