Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 82.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 82.31 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 206.8 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 82.31, in 2024.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 168th out of 185 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.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 203.95 | — |
| 1962 | 186.92 | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 194.85 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 188.8 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 204.63 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 195.85 | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 192.1 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 206.8 | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 200.32 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 205.69 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 194.81 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 205.22 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 176.23 | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 174.69 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 176.97 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 189.57 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 177.45 | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 159.6 | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 154.26 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 147.46 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 133.74 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 142.19 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 125.17 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 117.07 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 118.72 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 115.79 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 115.21 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 114.97 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 110.49 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 120.2 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 118.87 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 115 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 118.07 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 119.93 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 119.77 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 121.12 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 114.6 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 100.12 | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 109.05 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 124.18 | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 122.64 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 147.98 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 129.58 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 123.29 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 120.19 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 121.72 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 126 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 102.97 | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 108.11 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 113.43 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 110.19 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 110.45 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 108.9 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 108.95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.61 | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 102.44 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 105.94 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 106.2 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.35 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 86.94 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 88.99 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 89.68 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.04 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 82.31 | -5.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 82.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.44, 85% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 82.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.31, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197.14 | 186.92 | 206.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 181.45 | 154.26 | 205.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 124.08 | 110.49 | 147.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.67 | 100.12 | 121.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.67 | 102.97 | 147.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.55 | 88.61 | 113.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.99 | 82.31 | 89.68 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 145.68 current US$ per person (2024)
- 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago was 82.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 206.8 in 1968.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.31 in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.