Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
23rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1931
All-time low
0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Trinidad and Tobago, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1931 and was at its lowest, 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 23rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 20 Namibia 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 21 Brazil 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 24 Iceland 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Bolivia 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 Denmark 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1931.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.