CO₂ emissions · Americas · 2024 data
Trinidad and Tobago CO₂ Emissions
Trinidad and Tobago emitted 34.6 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 22.9 t per person — #67 of 213 countries and 0.09% of global emissions. That is 4.8× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Emissions peaked in 2010 at 47.1 million tonnes and are now 27% lower.
CO₂ emissions of Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.6 | 22.93 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 35.5 | 23.64 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 37.5 | 25.06 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 36.4 | 24.46 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 35.0 | 23.66 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | 27.45 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 40.3 | 27.41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.3 | 27.88 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.9 | 27.74 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5 | 31.86 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 46.9 | 32.98 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 45.8 | 32.42 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 32.88 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 47.0 | 33.72 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.1 | 33.96 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 44.4 | 32.21 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.4 | 32.39 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.6 | 33.37 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 42.7 | 31.43 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 38.2 | 28.26 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 32.7 | 24.30 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.4 | 24.18 | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 28.7 | 21.53 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | 20.17 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 24.4 | 18.45 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 22.6 | 17.18 | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 19.9 | 15.18 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 18.9 | 14.47 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.4 | 14.18 | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 14.7 | 11.37 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 15.3 | 11.91 | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 17.4 | 13.59 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 19.1 | 15.02 | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 17.0 | 13.44 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 17.0 | 13.56 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 16.1 | 12.97 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 15.8 | 12.87 | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 17.5 | 14.37 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 17.4 | 14.42 | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 20.7 | 17.45 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 17.5 | 14.92 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 16.3 | 14.02 | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 18.4 | 16.03 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 17.2 | 15.19 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 16.9 | 15.08 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 16.7 | 15.08 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 15.3 | 14.00 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 16.2 | 14.97 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 15.9 | 14.92 | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 9.6 | 9.13 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 10.0 | 9.65 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 9.4 | 9.14 | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 8.2 | 8.11 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 8.1 | 8.08 | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 9.0 | 9.07 | +130.5% |
| 1969 | 3.9 | 3.98 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 4.0 | 4.17 | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 4.6 | 4.85 | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 4.1 | 4.30 | -21.9% |
| 1965 | 5.2 | 5.59 | +36.9% |
| 1964 | 3.8 | 4.15 | +126.1% |
| 1963 | 1.7 | 1.87 | -76.8% |
| 1962 | 7.2 | 8.22 | +57.3% |
| 1961 | 4.6 | 5.33 | +78.3% |
| 1960 | 2.6 | 3.05 | -16.6% |
| 1959 | 3.1 | 3.75 | -11.1% |
| 1958 | 3.5 | 4.33 | +35.6% |
| 1957 | 2.6 | 3.28 | -10.9% |
| 1956 | 2.9 | 3.78 | +5.8% |
| 1955 | 2.7 | 3.67 | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 2.8 | 3.93 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 2.9 | 4.18 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 2.8 | 4.09 | +11.2% |
| 1951 | 2.5 | 3.78 | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 2.4 | 3.63 | -82.9% |
Where Trinidad and Tobago's CO₂ comes from
Gas is the largest source.
Per person: Trinidad and Tobago vs the world
Production vs consumption
Counting the CO₂ embedded in the goods it imports and exports, Trinidad and Tobago's consumption-based footprint was 22.4 million tonnes (14.9 t per person) in 2023. Trinidad and Tobago is a net exporter of emissions: 37% of what it emits goes into goods consumed abroad.
Primary energy use: 105,988 kWh per person (world 21,654 kWh).
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.