Agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0359 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0359 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
207th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.1124 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.0359 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0359 hectares per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.1124 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0359 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 207th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1124 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.1102 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1093 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1073 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1056 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1039 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1025 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1011 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0999 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0988 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1007 hectares per capita | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0995 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.107 hectares per capita | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1067 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1006 hectares per capita | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0994 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0982 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0969 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0957 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.09 hectares per capita | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0837 hectares per capita | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0767 hectares per capita | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0638 hectares per capita | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0631 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0598 hectares per capita | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.059 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0583 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0585 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.058 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0615 hectares per capita | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0642 hectares per capita | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0637 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0633 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0629 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0587 hectares per capita | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0584 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0544 hectares per capita | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0504 hectares per capita | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.051 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0508 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0453 hectares per capita | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.045 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0448 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0409 hectares per capita | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0394 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0389 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0387 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0382 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.038 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0378 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0374 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0367 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0364 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0363 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0361 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1058 hectares per capita | 0.0999 hectares per capita | 0.1124 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1004 hectares per capita | 0.0957 hectares per capita | 0.107 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0671 hectares per capita | 0.058 hectares per capita | 0.09 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0588 hectares per capita | 0.0504 hectares per capita | 0.0642 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0425 hectares per capita | 0.0392 hectares per capita | 0.0508 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0378 hectares per capita | 0.0364 hectares per capita | 0.0389 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0362 hectares per capita | 0.0359 hectares per capita | 0.0365 hectares per capita | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4603 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Agricultural land per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0359 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1124 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0359 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 207th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.