Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.0006 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0019 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 1989.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 152nd out of 169 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -49.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.001 ha per person | +130.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per person | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per person | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.001 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | -24.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 39% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +130.1% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1989.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.