Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.9995 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.15 kilograms per international-$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1732 kilograms per international-$, in 1963.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5599 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3936 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6865 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1732 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7848 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7596 kilograms per international-$ | 0.614 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9924 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8836 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7673 kilograms per international-$ | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.939 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8057 kilograms per international-$ | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9703 kilograms per international-$ | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9411 kilograms per international-$ | 1.15 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9803 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9475 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 1 North Korea 1.39 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 1.05 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 6 Libya 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 738,177 (2025)
- Urban population 54.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 22.93 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 22.93 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 22.93 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 kilograms per international-$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1732 kilograms per international-$ in 1963.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).