Trinidad and Tobago's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) was 10,506 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 28.1% from 14,612 in 2014 (3.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10,506 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 12,493 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 14,612 | 2014 |
| Highest | 15,019 | 2010 |
| Lowest | 4,620 | 1995 |
| Average since 2015 | 11,752 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4,782 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Trinidad and Tobago's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) fell 84.43 on 2023 (from 10,590 to 10,506).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +194.36 and a typical year strayed about 810.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,161 in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,793 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 336.18 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Trinidad and Tobago had the 4th highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10,506 | 2024 |
| World | 1,892 | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1,343 | 2024 |
| High income | 4,454 | 2024 |
Closest to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2024 ranking
- Iceland — 1st of 149: 16,248
- Qatar — 2nd of 149: 15,155
- Kuwait — 4th of 149: 9,893
- Bahrain — 5th of 149: 9,511
- Brunei Darussalam — 6th of 149: 8,930
What this measures
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,506 |
| 2023 | 10,590 |
| 2022 | 10,999 |
| 2021 | 11,212 |
| 2020 | 10,701 |
| 2019 | 12,493 |
| 2018 | 12,397 |
| 2017 | 12,331 |
| 2016 | 12,251 |
| 2015 | 14,044 |
| 2014 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 1,737 (2024)
- Bolivia — 833.28 (2024)
- Brazil — 1,528 (2024)
- Chile — 2,067 (2024)
- Colombia — 843.88 (2024)
- Costa Rica — 1,121 (2024)
- Cuba — 777.37 (2024)
- Curaçao — 3,841 (2024)
- Dominican Republic — 953.99 (2024)
- Ecuador — 926.8 (2024)
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population in largest city — 546,564 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 74.04% (2025)
- Rural population — 629,587 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 46.03% (2025)
- Urban population — 738,177 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 53.97% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 4.5 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 12,938 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 12,943 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Trinidad and Tobago's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)?
- 10,506 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 119.68% from 4,782 in 1990 (2.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15,019 in 2010 and the lowest 4,620 in 1995.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank?
- 4th highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) unusual for Trinidad and Tobago?
- In 2024, Trinidad and Tobago's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) fell 84.43 on 2023 (from 10,590 to 10,506). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +194.36 and a typical year strayed about 810.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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