Municipal waste collected in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Municipal waste collected was 736,455 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 736,455 tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 797,296 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 379,000 tonnes, in 2001.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 409,333 tonnes | 379,000 tonnes | 425,000 tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 575,641 tonnes | 460,696 tonnes | 797,296 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 761,716 tonnes | 736,455 tonnes | 786,088 tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 132 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0015 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 7,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 7,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,088 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,480 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Municipal waste collected in Trinidad and Tobago was 736,455 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 797,296 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 379,000 tonnes in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for municipal waste collected?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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