Trinidad and Tobago vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.6127 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7894 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3637 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.8303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.403 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4274 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.7519 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3699 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.382 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.664 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.319 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3451 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Trinidad and Tobago or Upper middle income?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.6127 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Trinidad and Tobago and Upper middle income?
- 0.3073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.