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

Latest (2022)
0.9995 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.15 kilograms per international-$
in 2011
All-time low
0.1732 kilograms per international-$
in 1963
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2022

0.20.40.60.811.2195019862022

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 North Korea 1.39 kilograms per international-$ compare
  2. 2 Turkmenistan 1.05 kilograms per international-$ compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
  4. 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
  5. 6 Libya 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).