Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation in the Caribbean sea, was the territory with the highest fossil CO₂ emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. The country registered emissions of 21 metric tons per capita that year. The Falkland Islands, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, had the second highest CO₂ emission rate in the region, amounting to 18.11 tons per capita. Meanwhile, Haiti had the lowest figure, with 0.28 tons per person.
Fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in metric tons)
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Statistics on Environment in Latin America
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- Panama: fossil CO2 emissions per capita 2015-2017
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European Commission (EDGAR). (September 15, 2022). Fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
European Commission (EDGAR). "Fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in metric tons)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
European Commission (EDGAR). (2022). Fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
European Commission (EDGAR). "Fossil Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021, by Country (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
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Fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country (in metric tons) [Graph], European Commission (EDGAR), September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/