Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Recovered paper — Production, per capita was 0.0051 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0051 t per person for recovered paper — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0181 t per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1997.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 75th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.009 t per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0049 t per person | -45.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 t per person | +58.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 t per person | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 t per person | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 t per person | -25.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 t per person | -34.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 t per person | +393.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 t per person | -70.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 t per person | +97.6% |
| 1982 | 0.007 t per person | -34.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 t per person | -38.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 t per person | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 t per person | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 t per person | -60.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 t per person | +98.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0 t per person | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 t per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0023 t per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0023 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 t per person | +132.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 t per person | -0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0051 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0584 t per person, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0051 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0055 t per person, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +393.6% | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0181 t per person |
| 2002 | +132.2% | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0053 t per person |
| 1997 | -100.0% | 0.0032 t per person | 0 t per person |
| 1992 | +98.5% | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0031 t per person |
| 1981 | +97.6% | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0106 t per person |
| 1980 | -70.4% | 0.0181 t per person | 0.0053 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0181 t per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Recovered paper — production, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0051 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 t per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1997.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for recovered paper — production, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 75th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Recovered paper — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Recovered paper — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Recovered paper — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.