Cereal yield in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Cereal yield was 1,600 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1,600 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3,604 kg per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,110 kg per hectare, in 2015.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 139th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,352 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2,381 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 2,411 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2,440 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 2,411 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2,424 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2,643 kg per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 2,659 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 2,707 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2,902 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 3,022 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 3,002 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,981 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2,960 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2,686 kg per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 2,958 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 2,949 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,986 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3,260 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 3,202 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3,039 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3,074 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3,076 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,470 kg per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 2,358 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 2,409 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2,562 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 2,722 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 2,566 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 3,326 kg per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 3,094 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 3,595 kg per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 3,262 kg per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 3,582 kg per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 3,604 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3,424 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 2,468 kg per hectare | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 2,463 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,712 kg per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 2,277 kg per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 1,449 kg per hectare | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 1,669 kg per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 1,533 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1,573 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,555 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,478 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1,674 kg per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 1,724 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,658 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,667 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,640 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,472 kg per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1,610 kg per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1,329 kg per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 1,110 kg per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 1,444 kg per hectare | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 1,628 kg per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 1,688 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,554 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 1,515 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,594 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,639 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,600 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,492 kg per hectare | 2,352 kg per hectare | 2,707 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,971 kg per hectare | 2,686 kg per hectare | 3,260 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,748 kg per hectare | 2,358 kg per hectare | 3,202 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,053 kg per hectare | 1,712 kg per hectare | 3,604 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,659 kg per hectare | 1,449 kg per hectare | 2,277 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,514 kg per hectare | 1,110 kg per hectare | 1,688 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,587 kg per hectare | 1,515 kg per hectare | 1,639 kg per hectare | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cereal yield in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,600 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 3,604 kg per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,110 kg per hectare in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for cereal yield?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.