Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 0.9757 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9757 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
168th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.6 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
All-time low
0.5721 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.9757 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5721 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9556 tonnes per hectare | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8267 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8768 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8771 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8769 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9788 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9751 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9765 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9757 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.8267 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9829 tonnes per hectare | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9509 tonnes per hectare | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare | 0.9765 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.9757 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5721 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.