Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita methane emissions
Saudi Arabia
3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
16th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 0.3888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 0.3409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0761 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 methane emissions, Saudi Arabia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia 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 methane emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.