Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity was 45.79 kg/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 45.79 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 46.72 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.68 kg/cap, in 2021.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.16 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 36.3 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 46.72 kg/cap | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 34 kg/cap | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 39.09 kg/cap | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 37.55 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 37.76 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.33 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.78 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.76 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.22 kg/cap | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 33.68 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 39.69 kg/cap | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 45.79 kg/cap | +15.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 45.79 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.79 kg/cap, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 45.79 kg/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.04 kg/cap, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.24 kg/cap | 34 kg/cap | 46.72 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.34 kg/cap | 33.68 kg/cap | 45.79 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 52 Kazakhstan 47.48 kg/cap compare
- 53 New Zealand 46.99 kg/cap compare
- 54 Mongolia 46.25 kg/cap compare
- 56 Malta 44.9 kg/cap compare
- 57 Switzerland 44.39 kg/cap compare
- 58 Austria 42.53 kg/cap 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 potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Trinidad and Tobago was 45.79 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply quantity recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 46.72 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply quantity recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.68 kg/cap in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for potatoes and products — food supply quantity?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.