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Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 1980. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1980)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0792 tonnes per person
in 1950
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1909
Years of data
72
1909–1980

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Trinidad and Tobago, 1909–1980

00.020.040.060.08190919441980

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

In 1980, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0792 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1909.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1
1910s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1920s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1930s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1940s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1950s 0.0307 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0792 tonnes per person 10
1960s 0.0024 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0043 tonnes per person 10
1970s 0.0003 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0034 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

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  3. 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
  4. 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
  5. 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
  6. 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
  7. 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
  11. 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
  16. 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
  24. 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  26. 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
  28. 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
  29. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
  31. 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
  32. 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  33. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
  34. 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
  37. 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
  38. 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
  39. 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
  40. 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person compare
  41. 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Trinidad and Tobago?
Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Trinidad and Tobago was 0 tonnes per person in 1980, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.0792 tonnes per person in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1909.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1980.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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