Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 368,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
368,000 tonnes
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
135th
of 192 countries
All-time high
368,000 tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
121,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 368,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 368,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 121,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 127,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 129,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 139,000 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 153,000 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 152,000 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 163,000 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 136,000 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1969 | 217,000 tonnes | +59.6% |
| 1970 | 167,000 tonnes | -23.0% |
| 1971 | 176,000 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 180,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 161,000 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 216,000 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 1975 | 228,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 228,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 225,000 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 218,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 250,000 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 267,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 257,000 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 276,000 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 230,000 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 286,000 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 208,000 tonnes | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 255,000 tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 325,000 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 226,000 tonnes | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 298,000 tonnes | +31.9% |
| 1990 | 303,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 217,000 tonnes | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 259,000 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 247,000 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 181,000 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1995 | 281,000 tonnes | +55.2% |
| 1996 | 280,000 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 314,000 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 255,000 tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 231,000 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 234,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 285,000 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 244,000 tonnes | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 234,000 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 258,000 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 278,000 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 231,000 tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 260,000 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 315,000 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 265,000 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 274,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 280,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 306,000 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 329,000 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 345,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 310,000 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 292,000 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 316,000 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 308,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 320,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 324,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 334,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 332,000 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 368,000 tonnes | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148,556 tonnes | 121,000 tonnes | 217,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 204,900 tonnes | 161,000 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,800 tonnes | 208,000 tonnes | 325,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,800 tonnes | 181,000 tonnes | 314,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,400 tonnes | 231,000 tonnes | 315,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,000 tonnes | 274,000 tonnes | 345,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,500 tonnes | 324,000 tonnes | 368,000 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Trinidad and Tobago was 368,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 368,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.