Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 12 num items per 100m2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
12 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 94.2%
World rank
57th
of 106 countries
All-time high
679 num items per 100m2
in 2021
All-time low
12 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Trinidad and Tobago, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Trinidad and Tobago is 12 num items per 100m2, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 94.2% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 57th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 152 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 236 num items per 100m2 | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 329 num items per 100m2 | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 263 num items per 100m2 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 557 num items per 100m2 | +111.8% |
| 2021 | 679 num items per 100m2 | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 206 num items per 100m2 | -69.7% |
| 2023 | 12 num items per 100m2 | -94.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 245 num items per 100m2 | 152 num items per 100m2 | 329 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 363.5 num items per 100m2 | 12 num items per 100m2 | 679 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 54 Japan 14 num items per 100m2 compare
- 55 British Virgin Islands 13 num items per 100m2 compare
- 55 Puerto Rico 13 num items per 100m2 compare
- 58 Canada 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 58 Fiji 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Israel 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Morocco 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Northern Mariana Islands 9 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Red List Index 0.7554 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Trinidad and Tobago was 12 num items per 100m2 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 679 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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