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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Trinidad and Tobago: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Trinidad and Tobago is placed 175th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 22.93 (2024); Water Stress 19.88 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
175th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Trinidad and Tobago on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
22.93
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 22.93. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.252 Haiti
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
19.88
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 19.88. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Caribbean
- 3.15 Antigua and Barbuda
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Trinidad and Tobago, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Caribbean
- 11.87 Dominica
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Trinidad and Tobago, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.624 Haiti
02Over time
Which way Trinidad and Tobago is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago rose from 18.45 in 2000 to 22.93 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2024 22.93 3.210 2023 23.64 3.145 2022 25.06 3.162 2021 24.46 3.087 2020 23.66 2.903 2019 27.45 3.273 2018 27.41 3.036 2017 27.88 3.049 2016 27.74 2.894 2015 31.86 2.846 2014 32.98 2.919 2013 32.42 2.779 2012 32.88 2.770 2011 33.72 2.748 2010 33.96 2.812 2009 32.21 2.799 2008 32.39 2.979 2007 33.37 2.593 2006 31.43 2.865 2005 28.26 2.885 2004 24.30 2.802 2003 24.18 2.918 2002 21.53 2.785 2001 20.17 2.726 2000 18.45 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago rose from 19.59 in 2000 to 19.88 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2023 19.88 10.000 2022 19.88 10.190 2021 19.98 10.460 2020 20.09 10.460 2019 20.19 10.890 2018 20.29 10.460 2017 20.40 10.460 2016 20.50 10.460 2015 18.86 10.190 2014 19.38 10.460 2013 21.17 10.460 2012 20.75 10.460 2011 20.33 10.460 2010 18.22 10.710 2009 20.05 10.960 2008 21.17 10.815 2007 20.81 11.180 2006 20.90 10.430 2005 20.87 10.250 2004 19.48 10.715 2003 17.82 10.370 2002 19.86 10.180 2001 18.57 10.130 2000 19.59 10.070
03In context
Trinidad and Tobago beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Trinidad and Tobago and Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haiti | =44th | 0.252 | 13.38 | 0.23 | 0.624 |
 Dominica | =50th | 2.581 | 10 | 11.87 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | =78th | 2.541 | 7.9 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | =89th | 2.899 | 39.55 | 7.5 | 2.302 |
 Grenada | =91st | 3.216 | 7.05 | 2.17 | 3.685 |
 Saint Lucia | =121st | 2.987 | 14.3 | 0.57 | 2.717 |
 Cuba | =123rd | 2.226 | 22.17 | 0.08 | 1.702 |
 Jamaica | =143rd | 2.959 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.948 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 149th | 7.093 | 3.15 | — | 4.723 |
 Bahamas | 162nd | 7.65 | — | 0.37 | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 165th | 5.545 | 31.96 | — | — |
 Barbados | 174th | 4.833 | 87.5 | — | 4.487 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 175th | 22.93 | 19.88 | — | — |
 Anguilla | not placed | 10.14 | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | 8.519 | — | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | 4.877 | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | 12.34 | — | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | 6.056 | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 16.55 | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | 8.141 | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
- Haiti=44th
- Dominica=50th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=78th
- Dominican Republic=89th
- Grenada=91st
- Saint Lucia=121st
- Cuba=123rd
- Jamaica=143rd
- Antigua and Barbuda149th
- Bahamas162nd
- Saint Kitts and Nevis165th
- Barbados174th
- Trinidad and Tobago175th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Trinidad and Tobago in the topic’s list.
South Africa172nd
United Arab Emirates173rd- Barbados174th
- Trinidad and Tobago175th
Mongolia176th
Kazakhstan177th
Algeria178th
04Context, no vote
Where Trinidad and Tobago is ahead of the world, and behind
42 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Trinidad and Tobago does better than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.154.0316.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 54.03 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.3860.45No real change since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.386 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 50th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.173.034.17▼ Worsened since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 3.03 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 121st of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4511.914.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 11.9 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 136th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.333.14No real change since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 3.33 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 77th of 186 · derived.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5282,8122,528No real change since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 2,812 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 87th of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Trinidad and Tobago does worse than the middle country measured.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4447.0747.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 47.07 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 98th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5651.681.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.68 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 88th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.857.763.8No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 57.7 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 68th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.190▼ Worsened since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: -0.19 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.188.4718.18No real change since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 8.47 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9661.440.966No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.44 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 45th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.1055.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.105 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75681.26433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 681.26 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 13th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.10537.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.105 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 159th of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.060.10532.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.105 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 159th of 162 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5358.220.535No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 8.22 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 4th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63275.8137.63No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 275.81 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.73221.73No real change since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 22 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 7th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7087.8591.708Moved since 2011
Trinidad and Tobago: 7.859 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 53rd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.669.2593.66No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 9.259 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 34th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36155.3687.36Moved since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 155.36 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 56th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0844.2431.08No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 44.24 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 64th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.791.474Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.79 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8365.7457.83Moved since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 65.74 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9544.0182.954Moved since 1990
Trinidad and Tobago: 4.018 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,9277,6798,927No real change since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 7,679 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,775498.063,775Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 498.06 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69160.37325.69Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 160.37 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.796.112.79Moved since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 6.1 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824536.6513,824No real change since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 536.65 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37512,94352,375Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 12,943 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.00100.001Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,635269.458,635No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 269.45 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 163rd of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9610.5337.96No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 10.53 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 175th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0050.144Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.005 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0180.109No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.018 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 176th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2783,328689,278No real change since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 3,328 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 155th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0750.1241.075Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.124 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.1053.049Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.105 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.144.35862.14No real change since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 4.358 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 157th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Trinidad and Tobago
Adjusted Net Savings, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Children's Climate Risk Index, Ecological Footprint, Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area and Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Trinidad and Tobago’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Trinidad and Tobago’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security16th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties54th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience63rd of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labour68th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions77th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 75th of 1834/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 77th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 85th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 80th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge93rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing127th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology139th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade141st of 1774/4 keys
- Energyjoint 150th of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability175th of 1862/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Trinidad and Tobago can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Nicaragua=15th2/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Haiti=44th4/4 keysThis page
Trinidad and Tobago175th2/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Trinidad and Tobago on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank on environment & sustainability?
Trinidad and Tobago is placed 175th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita and Water Stress). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Trinidad and Tobago?
22.93 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Trinidad and Tobago?
19.88 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How have Trinidad and Tobago’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 18.45 in 2000 to 22.93 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 19.59 in 2000 to 19.88 in 2023.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Trinidad and Tobago?
No current reading is published for Trinidad and Tobago on Adjusted Net Savings, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Children's Climate Risk Index, Ecological Footprint, Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP), Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area and Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 42 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Trinidad and Tobago’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Trinidad and Tobago (banner) — Wikifurn, CC0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Trinidad and Tobago: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/environment