Iraq vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita methane emissions

Iraq
3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
19th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
16th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Iraq
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 19th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 13 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1850s 0.7322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1860s 0.7149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1870s 0.7116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1880s 0.7676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1890s 0.7486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1900s 0.6946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1910s 0.6684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Trinidad and Tobago
1920s 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Trinidad and Tobago
1930s 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1940s 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1950s 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1960s 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1970s 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1980s 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq
1990s 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Iraq or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Iraq and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Trinidad and Tobago?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Iraq ranks 19th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th 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 methane 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 methane 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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.