Sweden vs Trinidad and Tobago: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Sweden
44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
40.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden rank
68th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
71st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Sweden
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 526,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 14.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 15.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 20.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 41.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 71.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 94.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 71.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 68.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 62.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 51.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 637,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Sweden or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sweden, at 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Sweden ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.