Trinidad and Tobago vs Zimbabwe: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Trinidad and Tobago
0.1098 kilograms
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1331 kilograms
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
64th
Zimbabwe rank
61st
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1331 kilograms against 0.1098 kilograms in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0233 kilograms.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0449 kilograms | 0.0113 kilograms | 0.0335 kilograms | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.06 kilograms | 0.0697 kilograms | 0.0097 kilograms | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.1195 kilograms | 0.1339 kilograms | 0.0144 kilograms | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group, Trinidad and Tobago or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.1331 kilograms against 0.1098 kilograms in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0233 kilograms, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.