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Carbon intensity of the economy — Trinidad and Tobago

Carbon intensity of the economy in Trinidad and Tobago in 2022 — 0.999 kg/$. Ranked 162 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 57.1%.

2022 0.999 kg/$ +0.5% vs 2021
World rank 162of 164
Period maximum 1.152 kg/$2011
Period minimum 0.173 kg/$1963

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–202200.511.519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.636 kg/$1952: 0.671 kg/$1954: 0.652 kg/$1956: 0.481 kg/$1958: 0.493 kg/$1960: 0.308 kg/$1962: 0.785 kg/$1964: 0.379 kg/$1966: 0.369 kg/$1968: 0.342 kg/$1970: 0.716 kg/$1972: 0.614 kg/$1974: 0.699 kg/$1976: 0.992 kg/$1978: 0.804 kg/$1980: 0.786 kg/$1982: 0.87 kg/$1984: 0.847 kg/$1986: 0.905 kg/$1988: 0.901 kg/$1990: 0.959 kg/$1992: 1.059 kg/$1994: 0.895 kg/$1996: 0.952 kg/$1998: 0.901 kg/$2000: 0.974 kg/$2002: 1.037 kg/$2004: 0.97 kg/$2006: 1.072 kg/$2008: 1.046 kg/$2010: 1.141 kg/$2012: 1.082 kg/$2014: 1.024 kg/$2016: 0.941 kg/$2018: 1.007 kg/$2020: 0.947 kg/$2022: 0.999 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.363 (+57.08%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 0.999 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.999 +0.005 +0.5%
2021 0.994 +0.047 +4.96%
2020 0.947 −0.07 −6.88%
2019 1.017 +0.01 +0.99%
2018 1.007 +0.009 +0.9%
2017 0.998 +0.057 +6.06%
2016 0.941 −0.061 −6.09%
2015 1.002 −0.022 −2.15%
2014 1.024 −0.01 −0.97%
2013 1.034 −0.048 −4.44%
2012 1.082 −0.07 −6.08%
2011 1.152 +0.011 +0.96%
2010 1.141 +0.039 +3.54%
2009 1.102 +0.056 +5.35%
2008 1.046 −0.054 −4.91%
2007 1.1 +0.028 +2.61%
2006 1.072 −0.004 −0.37%
2005 1.076 +0.106 +10.93%
2004 0.97 −0.06 −5.83%
2003 1.03 −0.007 −0.68%
2002 1.037 +0.001 +0.1%
2001 1.036 +0.062 +6.37%
2000 0.974 +0.018 +1.88%
1999 0.956 +0.055 +6.1%
1998 0.901 −0.015 −1.64%
1997 0.916 −0.036 −3.78%
1996 0.952 +0.146 +18.11%
1995 0.806 −0.089 −9.94%
1994 0.895 −0.096 −9.69%
1993 0.991 −0.068 −6.42%
1992 1.059 +0.103 +10.77%
1991 0.956 −0.003 −0.31%
1990 0.959 +0.035 +3.79%
1989 0.924 +0.023 +2.55%
1988 0.901 −0.055 −5.75%
1987 0.956 +0.051 +5.64%
1986 0.905 −0.14 −13.4%
1985 1.045 +0.198 +23.38%
1984 0.847 +0.012 +1.44%
1983 0.835 −0.035 −4.02%
1982 0.87 +0.103 +13.43%
1981 0.767 −0.019 −2.42%
1980 0.786 −0.053 −6.32%
1979 0.839 +0.035 +4.35%
1978 0.804 −0.144 −15.19%
1977 0.948 −0.044 −4.44%
1976 0.992 +0.335 +50.99%
1975 0.657 −0.042 −6.01%
1974 0.699 +0.01 +1.45%
1973 0.689 +0.075 +12.21%
1972 0.614 −0.025 −3.91%
1971 0.639 −0.077 −10.75%
1970 0.716 +0.394 +122.36%
1969 0.322 −0.02 −5.85%
1968 0.342 −0.071 −17.19%
1967 0.413 +0.044 +11.92%
1966 0.369 −0.124 −25.15%
1965 0.493 +0.114 +30.08%
1964 0.379 +0.206 +119.08%
1963 0.173 −0.612 −77.96%
1962 0.785 +0.259 +49.24%
1961 0.526 +0.218 +70.78%
1960 0.308 −0.105 −25.42%
1959 0.413 −0.08 −16.23%
1958 0.493 +0.099 +25.13%
1957 0.394 −0.087 −18.09%
1956 0.481 −0.068 −12.39%
1955 0.549 −0.103 −15.8%
1954 0.652 −0.034 −4.96%
1953 0.686 +0.015 +2.24%
1952 0.671 +0.047 +7.53%
1951 0.624 −0.012 −1.89%
1950 0.636 — —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 0.163 HT Haiti 0.164 DM Dominica 0.244 CU Cuba 0.276 LC Saint Lucia 0.296 BB Barbados 0.386 JM Jamaica 0.395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.999
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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