Trinidad and Tobago vs Zimbabwe: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Trinidad and Tobago
0.1098 kilograms
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1331 kilograms
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
66th
Zimbabwe rank
63rd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 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 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 183 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 | 0.0708 kilograms | 0.0177 kilograms | 0.0531 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 plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, 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 plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 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?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 183 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 Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports. 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.