Denmark vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
23rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.8338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.