Plantains — Food supply in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Plantains — Food supply was 6.69 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Plantains — Food supply in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 6.69 kcal/cap/d for plantains — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 12.09 kcal/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.56 kcal/cap/d, in 2014.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 43rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 10.28 kcal/cap/d | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 10.57 kcal/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.09 kcal/cap/d | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 6.56 kcal/cap/d | -45.7% |
| 2015 | 6.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.62 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.57 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.71 kcal/cap/d | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 6.68 kcal/cap/d | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 6.89 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.69 kcal/cap/d | -2.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.69 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7 kcal/cap/d, 9.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.69 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.01 kcal/cap/d, 39% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains — Food supply in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -45.7% | 12.09 kcal/cap/d | 6.56 kcal/cap/d |
| 2020 | +32.2% | 6.59 kcal/cap/d | 8.71 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.15 kcal/cap/d | 6.56 kcal/cap/d | 12.09 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 kcal/cap/d | 6.68 kcal/cap/d | 8.71 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 plantains — food supply in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Plantains — food supply in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.69 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 kcal/cap/d in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for plantains — food supply?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.