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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 6.566.3 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% 0.063%
2023 33,675,369 26,949,474 4,756,789 252,452 1,716,654 24.38 −4.3% 0.064%
2022 35,189,277 28,498,856 4,841,192 252,295 1,596,934 25.5 −0.33% 0.068%
2021 35,306,544 28,684,222 4,900,608 243,576 1,478,137 25.58 −3.33% 0.069%
2020 36,523,954 29,801,696 5,119,117 246,995 1,356,146 26.51 −8.85% 0.075%
2019 40,068,158 33,223,138 5,351,012 256,234 1,237,774 29.13 2.01% 0.079%
2018 39,279,167 32,622,799 5,285,778 248,844 1,121,746 28.62 0.52% 0.078%
2017 39,076,234 32,545,109 5,277,112 263,843 990,170 28.54 −2.43% 0.079%
2016 40,049,957 33,718,595 5,189,041 259,661 882,661 29.34 −7.64% 0.082%
2015 43,362,139 36,758,611 5,562,291 267,574 773,663 31.88 −0.94% 0.089%
2014 43,775,157 37,200,805 5,604,863 269,386 700,104 32.32 −0.31% 0.090%
2013 43,909,570 37,330,993 5,669,551 266,736 642,290 32.57 −1.78% 0.091%
2012 44,706,040 38,075,874 5,742,396 262,847 624,922 33.32 −7.27% 0.094%
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% 0.087%
2003 32,405,749 27,142,680 4,693,643 198,397 371,029 25.24 14.33% 0.085%
2002 28,344,929 23,496,585 4,346,387 201,596 300,360 22.18 7.8% 0.078%
2001 26,294,625 21,731,039 4,129,881 195,165 238,541 20.67 11.88% 0.073%
2000 23,502,163 19,168,858 3,974,639 184,541 174,126 18.54 4.03% 0.066%
1999 22,591,892 18,451,749 3,853,912 190,302 95,929 17.86 2.61% 0.065%
1998 22,017,241 17,953,524 3,814,179 183,756 65,782 17.44 20.65% 0.063%
1997 18,248,459 14,849,870 3,168,499 181,754 48,336 14.48 −0.77% 0.053%
1996 18,389,462 14,872,304 3,304,986 177,148 35,025 14.61 6.18% 0.054%
1995 17,319,273 13,817,194 3,325,342 154,410 22,327 13.8 −3.24% 0.052%
1994 17,898,549 14,315,096 3,422,037 148,415 13,001 14.32 10.74% 0.055%
1993 16,162,877 12,949,488 3,062,169 145,694 5,526 12.99 −1.3% 0.050%
1992 16,376,322 13,279,732 2,924,352 168,814 3,423 13.23 1.59% 0.051%
1991 16,119,525 12,932,490 3,020,542 164,329 2,164 13.11 1.42% 0.050%
1990 15,894,022 12,668,867 3,062,896 161,926 332 13.01 −0.42% 0.049%
1989 15,960,732 12,779,797 3,044,351 136,584 0 13.15 0.12% 0.050%
1988 15,941,510 12,778,262 3,027,357 135,891 0 13.23 5.14% 0.051%
1987 15,161,707 12,004,684 2,995,372 161,650 0 12.68 1.95% 0.050%
1986 14,872,006 11,682,514 3,026,238 163,254 0 12.56 −1.69% 0.050%
1985 15,127,208 11,869,121 3,088,588 169,499 0 12.92 2.49% 0.052%
1984 14,759,555 11,644,608 2,944,371 170,576 0 12.77 4.93% 0.051%
1983 14,066,714 11,124,560 2,779,449 162,705 0 12.35 2.45% 0.050%
1982 13,730,071 10,731,260 2,839,224 159,587 0 12.25 8.21% 0.049%
1981 12,688,357 9,566,386 2,977,051 144,920 0 11.51 3.63% 0.045%
1980 12,244,366 9,124,969 2,970,497 148,900 0 11.28 7.34% 0.043%
1979 11,407,055 8,333,199 2,923,534 150,321 0 10.67 0.64% 0.040%
1978 11,334,305 8,175,371 3,006,892 152,042 0 10.75 3.49% 0.040%
1977 10,951,793 7,877,439 2,931,422 142,931 0 10.53 9.03% 0.040%
1976 10,045,203 7,091,760 2,814,833 138,610 0 9.79 12.72% 0.038%
1975 8,911,877 6,071,412 2,707,893 132,573 0 8.81 −5.99% 0.035%
1974 9,479,294 6,777,149 2,563,065 139,081 0 9.51 2.68% 0.037%
1973 9,232,183 6,670,860 2,411,540 149,782 0 9.4 4.72% 0.036%
1972 8,815,743 6,432,273 2,242,917 140,554 0 9.1 −3.3% 0.036%
1971 9,116,145 6,872,123 2,108,544 135,477 0 9.53 0.35% 0.039%
1970 9,084,334 6,930,748 2,018,871 134,716 0 9.6 0.039%

See also


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).