Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0026 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0026 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.003 kt per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.0006 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0030.003196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0026 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.003 kt per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per person, in 1961.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0006 kt per person
1962 0.0006 kt per person +4.5%
1963 0.0006 kt per person +4.2%
1964 0.0007 kt per person +3.9%
1965 0.0007 kt per person +3.7%
1966 0.0007 kt per person +3.6%
1967 0.0007 kt per person +3.4%
1968 0.0008 kt per person +3.3%
1969 0.0008 kt per person +3.2%
1970 0.0008 kt per person +5.3%
1971 0.0009 kt per person +8.8%
1972 0.0009 kt per person +3.6%
1973 0.001 kt per person +0.2%
1974 0.001 kt per person +1.9%
1975 0.001 kt per person +0.4%
1976 0.001 kt per person +5.5%
1977 0.001 kt per person +1.3%
1978 0.0011 kt per person +5.9%
1979 0.0011 kt per person -1.5%
1980 0.0011 kt per person +2.9%
1981 0.0011 kt per person -1.6%
1982 0.0012 kt per person +6.0%
1983 0.0012 kt per person +7.0%
1984 0.0013 kt per person +3.9%
1985 0.0013 kt per person +4.3%
1986 0.0013 kt per person -1.7%
1987 0.0013 kt per person +0.7%
1988 0.0014 kt per person +1.7%
1989 0.0014 kt per person +1.7%
1990 0.0014 kt per person +0.1%
1991 0.0014 kt per person +2.3%
1992 0.0014 kt per person +0.7%
1993 0.0015 kt per person +3.9%
1994 0.0016 kt per person +11.4%
1995 0.0016 kt per person -3.1%
1996 0.0017 kt per person +4.3%
1997 0.0016 kt per person -3.7%
1998 0.002 kt per person +21.9%
1999 0.0019 kt per person -0.3%
2000 0.002 kt per person +0.6%
2001 0.0021 kt per person +4.6%
2002 0.0021 kt per person +2.5%
2003 0.0022 kt per person +2.5%
2004 0.0023 kt per person +6.3%
2005 0.0028 kt per person +20.9%
2006 0.0029 kt per person +6.0%
2007 0.0029 kt per person -0.4%
2008 0.0029 kt per person -1.1%
2009 0.0029 kt per person +0.6%
2010 0.003 kt per person +1.6%
2011 0.0029 kt per person -1.5%
2012 0.0027 kt per person -7.0%
2013 0.0026 kt per person -3.5%
2014 0.0026 kt per person -0.4%
2015 0.0026 kt per person +0.5%
2016 0.0025 kt per person -4.3%
2017 0.0025 kt per person +1.4%
2018 0.0025 kt per person -0.2%
2019 0.0026 kt per person +1.3%
2020 0.0026 kt per person -0.2%
2021 0.0026 kt per person -0.1%
2022 0.0026 kt per person +0.1%
2023 0.0026 kt per person +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0007 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 9
1970s 0.001 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0013 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0016 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0025 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 0.0029 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0027 kt per person 0.0025 kt per person 0.003 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0026 kt per person 0.0026 kt per person 0.0026 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 2 Kuwait 0.0021 kt per person compare
  2. 3 Cyprus 0.0014 kt per person compare
  3. 4 Qatar 0.0012 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0026 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.003 kt per person in 2010.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per person in 1961.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.