How have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0095 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0095 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0141 metric tons per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 metric tons per person, in 1966.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -21.4% |
| 1980 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +45.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | +75.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +55.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0095 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 69% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0095 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +75.4% | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0063 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 metric tons per person | 0.007 metric tons per person | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0114 metric tons per person | 0.0101 metric tons per person | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0106 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 106 Tanzania 0.0098 metric tons per person compare
- 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0097 metric tons per person compare
- 108 Bahrain 0.0095 metric tons per person compare
- 110 Honduras 0.0091 metric tons per person compare
- 111 Malawi 0.009 metric tons per person compare
- 112 Armenia 0.0089 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0095 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 metric tons per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 metric tons per person in 1966.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.