Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 3,109 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 3,109 ha.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 24,500 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2,178 ha, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,500 ha | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 24,000 ha | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 21,500 ha | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 21,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 21,500 ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 21,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 23,500 ha | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 24,500 ha | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 19,500 ha | -20.4% |
| 1971 | 21,500 ha | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 21,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20,500 ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 12,500 ha | -39.0% |
| 1975 | 16,000 ha | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 16,500 ha | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 16,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13,500 ha | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 12,500 ha | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 8,100 ha | -35.2% |
| 1981 | 9,800 ha | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 11,000 ha | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 11,800 ha | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 10,500 ha | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 8,500 ha | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 8,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 9,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 7,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 6,500 ha | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 8,000 ha | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 4,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 3,802 ha | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3,767 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4,200 ha | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 4,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,250 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 4,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,000 ha | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 3,300 ha | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3,107 ha | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3,087 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,067 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,036 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,597 ha | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 2,708 ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2,565 ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 2,500 ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,178 ha | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 2,749 ha | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 2,941 ha | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,909 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,894 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,883 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,692 ha | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2,677 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,257 ha | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 3,247 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,109 ha | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,500 ha | 21,000 ha | 24,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,050 ha | 12,500 ha | 21,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,150 ha | 6,500 ha | 11,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,697 ha | 3,767 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,354 ha | 2,597 ha | 4,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,683 ha | 2,178 ha | 2,941 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,996 ha | 2,677 ha | 3,257 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 150 Fiji 3,553 ha compare
- 151 Dominica 3,322 ha compare
- 152 Luxembourg 3,267 ha compare
- 154 New Caledonia 3,042 ha compare
- 155 New Zealand 2,858 ha compare
- 156 Georgia 2,838 ha compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Trinidad and Tobago was 3,109 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 24,500 ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,178 ha in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.