Trinidad and Tobago Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
33,586,578
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.26%
decrease
Global Share
0.06%
Per Capita
24.32
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Trinidad and Tobago were 33,586,578 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.26% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −88,791 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 33,675,369 tons.
- Per capita: 24.32 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Trinidad and Tobago accounts for 0.06% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33,586,578 | 26,793,426 | 4,702,924 | 254,316 | 1,835,913 | 24.32 | −0.26% | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 33,675,369 | 26,949,474 | 4,756,789 | 252,452 | 1,716,654 | 24.38 | −4.3% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 35,189,277 | 28,498,856 | 4,841,192 | 252,295 | 1,596,934 | 25.5 | −0.33% | 0.07% |
| 2021 | 35,306,544 | 28,684,222 | 4,900,608 | 243,576 | 1,478,137 | 25.58 | −3.33% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 36,523,954 | 29,801,696 | 5,119,117 | 246,995 | 1,356,146 | 26.51 | −8.85% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 40,068,158 | 33,223,138 | 5,351,012 | 256,234 | 1,237,774 | 29.13 | 2.01% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 39,279,167 | 32,622,799 | 5,285,778 | 248,844 | 1,121,746 | 28.62 | 0.52% | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 39,076,234 | 32,545,109 | 5,277,112 | 263,843 | 990,170 | 28.54 | −2.43% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 40,049,957 | 33,718,595 | 5,189,041 | 259,661 | 882,661 | 29.34 | −7.64% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | 43,362,139 | 36,758,611 | 5,562,291 | 267,574 | 773,663 | 31.88 | −0.94% | 0.09% |
| 2014 | 43,775,157 | 37,200,805 | 5,604,863 | 269,386 | 700,104 | 32.32 | −0.31% | 0.09% |
| 2013 | 43,909,570 | 37,330,993 | 5,669,551 | 266,736 | 642,290 | 32.57 | −1.78% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 44,706,040 | 38,075,874 | 5,742,396 | 262,847 | 624,922 | 33.32 | −7.27% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 48,211,733 | 41,256,276 | 6,083,424 | 259,183 | 612,850 | 36.12 | 0.29% | 0.10% |
| 2010 | 48,074,419 | 41,022,786 | 6,185,618 | 257,364 | 608,650 | 36.2 | 8.34% | 0.11% |
| 2009 | 44,375,299 | 37,434,567 | 6,081,265 | 247,215 | 612,252 | 33.58 | −2.48% | 0.10% |
| 2008 | 45,501,811 | 38,652,312 | 6,014,688 | 242,531 | 592,280 | 34.59 | −2.17% | 0.10% |
| 2007 | 46,509,468 | 39,423,325 | 6,270,308 | 246,293 | 569,543 | 35.52 | 1.77% | 0.11% |
| 2006 | 45,699,209 | 38,554,334 | 6,346,399 | 240,871 | 557,605 | 35.07 | 10.01% | 0.11% |
| 2005 | 41,542,016 | 35,019,931 | 5,762,640 | 230,969 | 528,476 | 32.03 | 20.25% | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 34,546,976 | 28,900,429 | 4,985,442 | 218,641 | 442,464 | 26.77 | 6.61% | 0.09% |
| 2003 | 32,405,749 | 27,142,680 | 4,693,643 | 198,397 | 371,029 | 25.24 | 14.33% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 28,344,929 | 23,496,585 | 4,346,387 | 201,596 | 300,360 | 22.18 | 7.8% | 0.08% |
| 2001 | 26,294,625 | 21,731,039 | 4,129,881 | 195,165 | 238,541 | 20.67 | 11.88% | 0.07% |
| 2000 | 23,502,163 | 19,168,858 | 3,974,639 | 184,541 | 174,126 | 18.54 | 4.03% | 0.07% |
| 1999 | 22,591,892 | 18,451,749 | 3,853,912 | 190,302 | 95,929 | 17.86 | 2.61% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 22,017,241 | 17,953,524 | 3,814,179 | 183,756 | 65,782 | 17.44 | 20.65% | 0.06% |
| 1997 | 18,248,459 | 14,849,870 | 3,168,499 | 181,754 | 48,336 | 14.48 | −0.77% | 0.05% |
| 1996 | 18,389,462 | 14,872,304 | 3,304,986 | 177,148 | 35,025 | 14.61 | 6.18% | 0.05% |
| 1995 | 17,319,273 | 13,817,194 | 3,325,342 | 154,410 | 22,327 | 13.8 | −3.24% | 0.05% |
| 1994 | 17,898,549 | 14,315,096 | 3,422,037 | 148,415 | 13,001 | 14.32 | 10.74% | 0.05% |
| 1993 | 16,162,877 | 12,949,488 | 3,062,169 | 145,694 | 5,526 | 12.99 | −1.3% | 0.05% |
| 1992 | 16,376,322 | 13,279,732 | 2,924,352 | 168,814 | 3,423 | 13.23 | 1.59% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 16,119,525 | 12,932,490 | 3,020,542 | 164,329 | 2,164 | 13.11 | 1.42% | 0.05% |
| 1990 | 15,894,022 | 12,668,867 | 3,062,896 | 161,926 | 332 | 13.01 | −0.42% | 0.05% |
| 1989 | 15,960,732 | 12,779,797 | 3,044,351 | 136,584 | 0 | 13.15 | 0.12% | 0.05% |
| 1988 | 15,941,510 | 12,778,262 | 3,027,357 | 135,891 | 0 | 13.23 | 5.14% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 15,161,707 | 12,004,684 | 2,995,372 | 161,650 | 0 | 12.68 | 1.95% | 0.05% |
| 1986 | 14,872,006 | 11,682,514 | 3,026,238 | 163,254 | 0 | 12.56 | −1.69% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 15,127,208 | 11,869,121 | 3,088,588 | 169,499 | 0 | 12.92 | 2.49% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 14,759,555 | 11,644,608 | 2,944,371 | 170,576 | 0 | 12.77 | 4.93% | 0.05% |
| 1983 | 14,066,714 | 11,124,560 | 2,779,449 | 162,705 | 0 | 12.35 | 2.45% | 0.05% |
| 1982 | 13,730,071 | 10,731,260 | 2,839,224 | 159,587 | 0 | 12.25 | 8.21% | 0.05% |
| 1981 | 12,688,357 | 9,566,386 | 2,977,051 | 144,920 | 0 | 11.51 | 3.63% | 0.05% |
| 1980 | 12,244,366 | 9,124,969 | 2,970,497 | 148,900 | 0 | 11.28 | 7.34% | 0.04% |
| 1979 | 11,407,055 | 8,333,199 | 2,923,534 | 150,321 | 0 | 10.67 | 0.64% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 11,334,305 | 8,175,371 | 3,006,892 | 152,042 | 0 | 10.75 | 3.49% | 0.04% |
| 1977 | 10,951,793 | 7,877,439 | 2,931,422 | 142,931 | 0 | 10.53 | 9.03% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 10,045,203 | 7,091,760 | 2,814,833 | 138,610 | 0 | 9.79 | 12.72% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 8,911,877 | 6,071,412 | 2,707,893 | 132,573 | 0 | 8.81 | −5.99% | 0.04% |
| 1974 | 9,479,294 | 6,777,149 | 2,563,065 | 139,081 | 0 | 9.51 | 2.68% | 0.04% |
| 1973 | 9,232,183 | 6,670,860 | 2,411,540 | 149,782 | 0 | 9.4 | 4.72% | 0.04% |
| 1972 | 8,815,743 | 6,432,273 | 2,242,917 | 140,554 | 0 | 9.1 | −3.3% | 0.04% |
| 1971 | 9,116,145 | 6,872,123 | 2,108,544 | 135,477 | 0 | 9.53 | 0.35% | 0.04% |
| 1970 | 9,084,334 | 6,930,748 | 2,018,871 | 134,716 | 0 | 9.6 | – | 0.04% |
See also
- Trinidad and Tobago CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Trinidad and Tobago
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).