Central America vs Trinidad and Tobago: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Central America
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 2.36 t CO2eq/cap against 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in Central America, a difference of 1.9 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 5.1 times Central America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.389 t CO2eq/cap | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.406 t CO2eq/cap | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2.04 t CO2eq/cap | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.424 t CO2eq/cap | 2.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.4525 t CO2eq/cap | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Central America or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 2.36 t CO2eq/cap against 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Central America and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.9 t CO2eq/cap, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Central America ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.