Climate Change in Trinidad and Tobago

1,186 indicators covering climate change for Trinidad and Tobago.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Vulnerability 3.1 2025 up 93.8% 117th
CO₂ emissions by sector 480,000 tonnes 2023 up 17.1% 112th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 319.37 kilograms per person 2023 up 10.0% 59th
Terrestrial protected areas 30.6% 2025 unchanged 36th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.0% 2025 unchanged 170th
Marine protected areas 0.1% 2025 139th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 2,257 TJ 2023 down 26.3% 66th
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 2,257 TJ 2023 down 26.3% 66th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 87.2% 83rd
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 86.9% 70th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 100.0% 94th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 94th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 91.1% 90th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 90.9% 82nd
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 84.9% 87th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 84.6% 72nd
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0064 kg per person 2023 down 87.7% 89th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.71 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 87.4% 76th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 85.1% 93rd
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 93rd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 89.6% 93rd
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 82.5% 91st
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 85.7% 94th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 2.18 2021 up 35.3% 16th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 148th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% 2023 up 44.0% 80th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.1% 2023 up 44.0% 80th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% 2023 up 44.0% 80th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,742 kt 2023 up 37.8% 10th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 16.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 34.9% 115th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 1,690 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 49.9% 79th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 17,031 kt 2023 up 38.5% 10th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 29.81 million tonnes 2024 down 27.8% 43rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 19.77 tonnes per person 2024 down 32.0% 3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 1.15 billion tonnes 2024 up 41.8% 40th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 681.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 0.1% 19th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 22.39 kt 2024 up 1,100.0% 57th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 133.16 kilograms 2024 down 28.1% 74th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 200,771 tonnes 2024 down 23.7% 113th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 74,501 tonnes 2026 down 64.0% 149th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,742 kt 2023 up 37.8% 7th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 17,031 kt 2023 up 38.5% 7th
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.3 kt 2023 up 6.7% 30th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 11.2% 13th
Urban population 54.0% 2025 up 0.1% 146th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2021 7th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 1,162 TJ 2023 down 34.4% 51st
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5.91 2025 down 4.3% 75th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 23.8% 2015 down 20.6% 153rd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 down 11.1% 119th
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use 1,095 TJ 2023 down 15.1% 54th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 13.66 2023 down 36.0% 103rd
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.3202 2023 down 23.6% 15th
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.585 2023 down 32.6% 46th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 0.01 t 2021 108th
Maritime transport CO2 emissions 101,095 Tonnes 2025 down 39.4% 71st
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 2.68 kt 2023 up 22.7% 17th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 710.62 kt 2023 up 22.7% 17th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 2.68 kt 2023 up 22.7% 12th
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 12,898 tonnes 2024 down 26.2% 82nd