Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 2.81 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.81, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7742, in 1961.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7742 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7742 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7742 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7742 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7742 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8172 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8602 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9247 | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.12 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.21 | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 1.36 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 1.51 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 1.53 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.55 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.28 | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 1.75 | +36.9% |
| 1982 | 1.93 | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 2.32 | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 2.35 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.49 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 2.51 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.53 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.52 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.57 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.41 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 2.31 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.33 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.36 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.38 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.58 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.82 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 3.08 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 3.11 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.14 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.57 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 3.58 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.58 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.87 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.85 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.54 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.42 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.38 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.46 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.33 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.44 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.27 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.06 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.98 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.88 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.81 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8411 | 0.7742 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 | 1.05 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 | 1.28 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2.31 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 | 3.14 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2.81 | 3.46 | 10 |
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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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.81 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2006.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7742 in 1961.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.