5 Countries With The Highest Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Person

3. Trinidad and Tobago

Carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuel per capita in 2019: 23.81 metric tonnes

Carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuel in 2019: 32.744 million metric tonnes

Ranking third on our list of the 15 countries with the highest average carbon dioxide emissions per person is the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is well-known for its fossil-fuel reserves, with the oil and gas industry responsible for roughly 40% of GDP and 80% of exports. With one of the largest natural gas liquefaction facilities in the Western Hemisphere, the nation generates nearly nine times more natural gas than crude oil, with gas accounting for approximately two-thirds of the energy sector’s revenue.

Trinidad and Tobago has been suffering from the effects of climate change for many years. Heavy rainfalls result in extreme flooding while hotter temperatures cause intense bush fires. Wide swathes of coastlines are getting submerged under water. To be aligned with the Paris Agreement, Trinidad and Tobago launched two anti-global warming systems called “Knowledge Management System” and “Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification” systems in 2019. 

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