Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.93 tonnes per person against 20.13 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.8 tonnes per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 tonnes per person | 0.088 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 9.77 tonnes per person | 5.22 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 11.21 tonnes per person | 58.28 tonnes per person | 47.07 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 14.73 tonnes per person | 32.3 tonnes per person | 17.56 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 13.99 tonnes per person | 28.06 tonnes per person | 14.07 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 26.63 tonnes per person | 25.48 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 30.83 tonnes per person | 25.16 tonnes per person | 5.67 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 23.95 tonnes per person | 20.92 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Trinidad and Tobago or United Arab Emirates?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.93 tonnes per person against 20.13 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates?
- 2.8 tonnes per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.