emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was 2.68 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.68 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 161.4%
World rank
36th
of 219 countries
All-time high
107.74 % change on previous year
in 1970
All-time low
-38.6 % change on previous year
in 1964
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1751–2022

-50050100175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 2.68 % change on previous year for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in 2022.

That represents a change of up 161.4% on the previous year and up 177.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 107.74 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -38.6 % change on previous year, in 1964.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 36th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.7474 % change on previous year —
1752 0.7405 % change on previous year -0.9%
1753 0.734 % change on previous year -0.9%
1754 0.7276 % change on previous year -0.9%
1755 0.7213 % change on previous year -0.9%
1756 0.7148 % change on previous year -0.9%
1757 0.7087 % change on previous year -0.9%
1758 0.7024 % change on previous year -0.9%
1759 0.6965 % change on previous year -0.8%
1760 0.6906 % change on previous year -0.8%
1761 0.7399 % change on previous year +7.1%
1762 0.7332 % change on previous year -0.9%
1763 0.7265 % change on previous year -0.9%
1764 0.72 % change on previous year -0.9%
1765 0.7136 % change on previous year -0.9%
1766 0.7076 % change on previous year -0.8%
1767 0.701 % change on previous year -0.9%
1768 0.6949 % change on previous year -0.9%
1769 0.6892 % change on previous year -0.8%
1770 0.6829 % change on previous year -0.9%
1771 0.7316 % change on previous year +7.1%
1772 0.7248 % change on previous year -0.9%
1773 0.7181 % change on previous year -0.9%
1774 0.7118 % change on previous year -0.9%
1775 0.7052 % change on previous year -0.9%
1776 0.6991 % change on previous year -0.9%
1777 0.6928 % change on previous year -0.9%
1778 0.6866 % change on previous year -0.9%
1779 0.6804 % change on previous year -0.9%
1780 0.6747 % change on previous year -0.8%
1781 0.7222 % change on previous year +7.0%
1782 0.7156 % change on previous year -0.9%
1783 0.7091 % change on previous year -0.9%
1784 0.7025 % change on previous year -0.9%
1785 0.6959 % change on previous year -0.9%
1786 0.6897 % change on previous year -0.9%
1787 0.6833 % change on previous year -0.9%
1788 0.6773 % change on previous year -0.9%
1789 0.6711 % change on previous year -0.9%
1790 0.6651 % change on previous year -0.9%
1791 0.7122 % change on previous year +7.1%
1792 0.7053 % change on previous year -1.0%
1793 0.6985 % change on previous year -1.0%
1794 0.6921 % change on previous year -0.9%
1795 0.6855 % change on previous year -0.9%
1796 0.6793 % change on previous year -0.9%
1797 0.6729 % change on previous year -0.9%
1798 0.6667 % change on previous year -0.9%
1799 0.6607 % change on previous year -0.9%
1800 0.6549 % change on previous year -0.9%
1801 0.7005 % change on previous year +7.0%
1802 0.6936 % change on previous year -1.0%
1803 0.6871 % change on previous year -0.9%
1804 0.6805 % change on previous year -1.0%
1805 0.6737 % change on previous year -1.0%
1806 0.6678 % change on previous year -0.9%
1807 0.6612 % change on previous year -1.0%
1808 0.6552 % change on previous year -0.9%
1809 0.649 % change on previous year -0.9%
1810 0.643 % change on previous year -0.9%
1811 0.6876 % change on previous year +6.9%
1812 0.6808 % change on previous year -1.0%
1813 0.6739 % change on previous year -1.0%
1814 0.6676 % change on previous year -0.9%
1815 0.6609 % change on previous year -1.0%
1816 0.6545 % change on previous year -1.0%
1817 0.6482 % change on previous year -1.0%
1818 0.6421 % change on previous year -1.0%
1819 0.6357 % change on previous year -1.0%
1820 0.6297 % change on previous year -0.9%
1821 0.3888 % change on previous year -38.3%
1822 0.3858 % change on previous year -0.8%
1823 0.3828 % change on previous year -0.8%
1824 0.3798 % change on previous year -0.8%
1825 0.3767 % change on previous year -0.8%
1826 0.374 % change on previous year -0.7%
1827 0.3709 % change on previous year -0.8%
1828 0.368 % change on previous year -0.8%
1829 0.3652 % change on previous year -0.8%
1830 0.3626 % change on previous year -0.7%
1831 1.09 % change on previous year +199.6%
1832 1.07 % change on previous year -1.4%
1833 1.06 % change on previous year -1.4%
1834 1.04 % change on previous year -1.4%
1835 1.03 % change on previous year -1.4%
1836 1.01 % change on previous year -1.4%
1837 0.9979 % change on previous year -1.4%
1838 0.9841 % change on previous year -1.4%
1839 0.9708 % change on previous year -1.3%
1840 0.9578 % change on previous year -1.3%
1841 1.07 % change on previous year +11.5%
1842 1.05 % change on previous year -1.5%
1843 1.04 % change on previous year -1.4%
1844 1.02 % change on previous year -1.5%
1845 1.01 % change on previous year -1.4%
1846 0.9928 % change on previous year -1.4%
1847 0.9789 % change on previous year -1.4%
1848 0.9651 % change on previous year -1.4%
1849 0.9519 % change on previous year -1.4%
1850 2.08 % change on previous year +118.7%
1851 0.1579 % change on previous year -92.4%
1852 0.4801 % change on previous year +204.0%
1853 1.6 % change on previous year +232.7%
1854 1.54 % change on previous year -3.6%
1855 1.49 % change on previous year -3.5%
1856 4.66 % change on previous year +213.7%
1857 4.5 % change on previous year -3.4%
1858 4.36 % change on previous year -3.2%
1859 4.22 % change on previous year -3.0%
1860 4.1 % change on previous year -2.9%
1861 1.89 % change on previous year -54.1%
1862 1.79 % change on previous year -5.0%
1863 1.79 % change on previous year +0.0%
1864 1.79 % change on previous year +0.1%
1865 0.8763 % change on previous year -51.1%
1866 4.14 % change on previous year +372.1%
1867 3.91 % change on previous year -5.6%
1868 3.7 % change on previous year -5.4%
1869 3.13 % change on previous year -15.4%
1870 2.97 % change on previous year -5.2%
1871 -1.11 % change on previous year -137.5%
1872 -1.26 % change on previous year +12.9%
1873 -1.22 % change on previous year -2.8%
1874 -1.18 % change on previous year -3.1%
1875 -1.29 % change on previous year +9.2%
1876 7.71 % change on previous year -696.2%
1877 7.02 % change on previous year -8.9%
1878 6.29 % change on previous year -10.4%
1879 5.8 % change on previous year -7.9%
1880 5.37 % change on previous year -7.4%
1881 1.75 % change on previous year -67.4%
1882 3 % change on previous year +71.4%
1883 2.28 % change on previous year -24.1%
1884 1.49 % change on previous year -34.4%
1885 1.13 % change on previous year -24.1%
1886 -0.8676 % change on previous year -176.5%
1887 -0.4718 % change on previous year -45.6%
1888 -0.6687 % change on previous year +41.7%
1889 -0.3592 % change on previous year -46.3%
1890 1.51 % change on previous year -519.2%
1891 0.4358 % change on previous year -71.1%
1892 0.837 % change on previous year +92.1%
1893 1.03 % change on previous year +23.5%
1894 0.9215 % change on previous year -10.8%
1895 0.8099 % change on previous year -12.1%
1896 0.072 % change on previous year -91.1%
1897 0.0878 % change on previous year +22.0%
1898 0.2059 % change on previous year +134.4%
1899 0.3247 % change on previous year +57.7%
1900 -2.12 % change on previous year -753.1%
1901 1.13 % change on previous year -153.1%
1902 1.27 % change on previous year +12.7%
1903 1.19 % change on previous year -6.0%
1904 1.39 % change on previous year +16.2%
1905 1.43 % change on previous year +3.0%
1906 3.2 % change on previous year +123.8%
1907 3.05 % change on previous year -4.6%
1908 2.92 % change on previous year -4.4%
1909 9.01 % change on previous year +208.9%
1910 8.17 % change on previous year -9.4%
1911 6.89 % change on previous year -15.7%
1912 6.29 % change on previous year -8.7%
1913 5.92 % change on previous year -5.9%
1914 4.99 % change on previous year -15.7%
1915 4.6 % change on previous year -7.8%
1916 4.14 % change on previous year -10.0%
1917 3.91 % change on previous year -5.4%
1918 3.77 % change on previous year -3.8%
1919 3.44 % change on previous year -8.6%
1920 3.4 % change on previous year -1.3%
1921 2.99 % change on previous year -12.1%
1922 3.66 % change on previous year +22.5%
1923 3.12 % change on previous year -14.8%
1924 2.84 % change on previous year -8.9%
1925 3.37 % change on previous year +18.7%
1926 2.08 % change on previous year -38.3%
1927 2.53 % change on previous year +21.3%
1928 2.77 % change on previous year +9.7%
1929 3.85 % change on previous year +38.9%
1930 1.1 % change on previous year -71.4%
1931 3.52 % change on previous year +219.8%
1932 2.98 % change on previous year -15.4%
1933 4.12 % change on previous year +38.2%
1934 1.09 % change on previous year -73.4%
1935 2.27 % change on previous year +107.5%
1936 1.77 % change on previous year -22.2%
1937 3.66 % change on previous year +106.9%
1938 2.04 % change on previous year -44.1%
1939 2.32 % change on previous year +13.7%
1940 2.22 % change on previous year -4.7%
1941 2.12 % change on previous year -4.2%
1942 2.68 % change on previous year +26.3%
1943 1.05 % change on previous year -60.8%
1944 1.52 % change on previous year +44.1%
1945 1.82 % change on previous year +20.4%
1946 2.83 % change on previous year +55.0%
1947 2.64 % change on previous year -6.6%
1948 2.64 % change on previous year +0.1%
1949 2.4 % change on previous year -9.3%
1950 4.07 % change on previous year +69.7%
1951 1.32 % change on previous year -67.5%
1952 0.0431 % change on previous year -96.7%
1953 1.21 % change on previous year +2716.5%
1954 -5.5 % change on previous year -553.8%
1955 -6.16 % change on previous year +11.9%
1956 -1.11 % change on previous year -82.0%
1957 -14.15 % change on previous year +1178.5%
1958 20.84 % change on previous year -247.2%
1959 -15.49 % change on previous year -174.3%
1960 -22.25 % change on previous year +43.7%
1961 65.61 % change on previous year -394.8%
1962 52.53 % change on previous year -19.9%
1963 -30.25 % change on previous year -157.6%
1964 -38.6 % change on previous year +27.6%
1965 36.02 % change on previous year -193.3%
1966 -35.16 % change on previous year -197.6%
1967 12.21 % change on previous year -134.7%
1968 -22.09 % change on previous year -280.9%
1969 -4.61 % change on previous year -79.1%
1970 107.74 % change on previous year -2436.1%
1971 6.36 % change on previous year -94.1%
1972 9.01 % change on previous year +41.7%
1973 10.88 % change on previous year +20.8%
1974 -8.11 % change on previous year -174.5%
1975 0.3119 % change on previous year -103.8%
1976 6.02 % change on previous year +1831.4%
1977 12.17 % change on previous year +102.0%
1978 3.39 % change on previous year -72.2%
1979 2.55 % change on previous year -24.8%
1980 3.44 % change on previous year +35.2%
1981 5.47 % change on previous year +58.7%
1982 7.7 % change on previous year +40.8%
1983 4.06 % change on previous year -47.2%
1984 2.76 % change on previous year -32.0%
1985 3.49 % change on previous year +26.2%
1986 1.4 % change on previous year -59.9%
1987 -0.8912 % change on previous year -163.8%
1988 -5.39 % change on previous year +505.1%
1989 -2.21 % change on previous year -59.1%
1990 -2.36 % change on previous year +6.9%
1991 1.43 % change on previous year -160.5%
1992 -1.07 % change on previous year -174.7%
1993 -5.59 % change on previous year +424.0%
1994 -5 % change on previous year -10.6%
1995 1.71 % change on previous year -134.2%
1996 -0.6488 % change on previous year -138.0%
1997 4.26 % change on previous year -756.0%
1998 0.9602 % change on previous year -77.4%
1999 0.737 % change on previous year -23.2%
2000 -11.16 % change on previous year -1614.8%
2001 -1.58 % change on previous year -85.8%
2002 -3.84 % change on previous year +142.5%
2003 3.33 % change on previous year -186.7%
2004 13.8 % change on previous year +314.1%
2005 0.6492 % change on previous year -95.3%
2006 0.5521 % change on previous year -15.0%
2007 1.31 % change on previous year +137.8%
2008 -0.4508 % change on previous year -134.3%
2009 4.79 % change on previous year -1163.4%
2010 -6.14 % change on previous year -228.1%
2011 2.27 % change on previous year -137.0%
2012 -3.45 % change on previous year -251.7%
2013 -6.76 % change on previous year +96.0%
2014 11.05 % change on previous year -263.4%
2015 -3.87 % change on previous year -135.0%
2016 -8.93 % change on previous year +130.6%
2017 -2.38 % change on previous year -73.4%
2018 -12.82 % change on previous year +438.7%
2019 5.17 % change on previous year -140.4%
2020 -11.1 % change on previous year -314.7%
2021 -4.36 % change on previous year -60.7%
2022 2.68 % change on previous year -161.4%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 2.68 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year. (78 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 2.68 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.37 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1953 +2716.5% 0.0431 % change on previous year 1.21 % change on previous year
1970 +2436.1% -4.61 % change on previous year 107.74 % change on previous year
1976 +1831.4% 0.3119 % change on previous year 6.02 % change on previous year
2000 -1614.8% 0.737 % change on previous year -11.16 % change on previous year
1957 -1178.5% -1.11 % change on previous year -14.15 % change on previous year
2009 +1163.4% -0.4508 % change on previous year 4.79 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.7214 % change on previous year 0.6965 % change on previous year 0.7474 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.7116 % change on previous year 0.6892 % change on previous year 0.7399 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.7033 % change on previous year 0.6804 % change on previous year 0.7316 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.6941 % change on previous year 0.6711 % change on previous year 0.7222 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.6838 % change on previous year 0.6607 % change on previous year 0.7122 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.6723 % change on previous year 0.649 % change on previous year 0.7005 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.6594 % change on previous year 0.6357 % change on previous year 0.6876 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.4022 % change on previous year 0.3652 % change on previous year 0.6297 % change on previous year 10
1830s 0.9606 % change on previous year 0.3626 % change on previous year 1.09 % change on previous year 10
1840s 1 % change on previous year 0.9519 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year 10
1850s 2.51 % change on previous year 0.1579 % change on previous year 4.66 % change on previous year 10
1860s 2.71 % change on previous year 0.8763 % change on previous year 4.14 % change on previous year 10
1870s 2.37 % change on previous year -1.29 % change on previous year 7.71 % change on previous year 10
1880s 1.27 % change on previous year -0.8676 % change on previous year 5.37 % change on previous year 10
1890s 0.6234 % change on previous year 0.072 % change on previous year 1.51 % change on previous year 10
1900s 2.25 % change on previous year -2.12 % change on previous year 9.01 % change on previous year 10
1910s 5.21 % change on previous year 3.44 % change on previous year 8.17 % change on previous year 10
1920s 3.06 % change on previous year 2.08 % change on previous year 3.85 % change on previous year 10
1930s 2.49 % change on previous year 1.09 % change on previous year 4.12 % change on previous year 10
1940s 2.19 % change on previous year 1.05 % change on previous year 2.83 % change on previous year 10
1950s -1.49 % change on previous year -15.49 % change on previous year 20.84 % change on previous year 10
1960s 1.34 % change on previous year -38.6 % change on previous year 65.61 % change on previous year 10
1970s 15.03 % change on previous year -8.11 % change on previous year 107.74 % change on previous year 10
1980s 1.98 % change on previous year -5.39 % change on previous year 7.7 % change on previous year 10
1990s -0.5565 % change on previous year -5.59 % change on previous year 4.26 % change on previous year 10
2000s 0.7394 % change on previous year -11.16 % change on previous year 13.8 % change on previous year 10
2010s -2.59 % change on previous year -12.82 % change on previous year 11.05 % change on previous year 10
2020s -4.26 % change on previous year -11.1 % change on previous year 2.68 % change on previous year 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.68 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 107.74 % change on previous year in 1970.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was -38.6 % change on previous year in 1964.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 177.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.