emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 26.14 tonnes per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1969.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 31st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.29 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 20.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1963 | 14.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1964 | 8.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1965 | 11.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1966 | 7.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1967 | 8.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 6.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1969 | 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +107.7% |
| 1971 | 14.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 17.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 15.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 16.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 18.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 19.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 19.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 20.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 21.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 23.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 24.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 24.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 25.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 26.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 25.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 24.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 23.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 23.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 23.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 23.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 22.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 21.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 21.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 21.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 22.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 22.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 22.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 19.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 18.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 19.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 22.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 22.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 22.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 22.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 22.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 22.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 22.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 19.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 17.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 15.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 15.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +107.7% | 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +52.5% | 13.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.28 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 28 Guatemala 16.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palau 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 30 India 15.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 15.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 33 Rwanda 15.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 Israel 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 26.14 tonnes per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.