Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 83.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago is 83.25, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 262.2 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 56.22, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 123rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 163.48 | — |
| 1962 | 175.98 | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 188.16 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 194.62 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 195.7 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 202.31 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 224.68 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 238.36 | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 244.63 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 232.97 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 234.26 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 235.75 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 259.77 | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 262.2 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 257.06 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 260.73 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 251.12 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 252.67 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 249.84 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 249.39 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 246.84 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 235.5 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 189.73 | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 144.75 | -23.7% |
| 1985 | 123.09 | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 104.59 | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 112.47 | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 122.92 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 64.07 | -47.9% |
| 1990 | 58.71 | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 67.45 | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 65.86 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 69.85 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 67 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 66.2 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 67 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 74.84 | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 67.29 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 90.25 | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 56.22 | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 66.59 | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 127.97 | +92.2% |
| 2003 | 100.25 | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 103.59 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 105.63 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 106.18 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 113.27 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 109.6 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 111.14 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 109.31 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 108.1 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 109.98 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 127.01 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 119.18 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 91.86 | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 88.96 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 90.07 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.07 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 90.16 | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 114.71 | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 109.83 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 84.42 | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 93.01 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 83.25 | -10.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 83.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.38, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 83.25 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.6, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 | +92.2% | 66.59 | 127.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203.1 | 163.48 | 244.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 249.64 | 232.97 | 262.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.33 | 64.07 | 249.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.45 | 58.71 | 90.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.04 | 56.22 | 127.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.07 | 76.07 | 127.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.04 | 83.25 | 114.71 | 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 — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago was 83.25 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 262.2 in 1974.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.22 in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 123rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.