Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 11 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 11 μg/cap/d.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 26 μg/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10 μg/cap/d, in 2017.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 81st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 17 μg/cap/d | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 18 μg/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 22 μg/cap/d | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 19 μg/cap/d | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 24 μg/cap/d | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 26 μg/cap/d | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 10 μg/cap/d | -61.5% |
| 2018 | 13 μg/cap/d | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 12 μg/cap/d | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 26 μg/cap/d | +116.7% |
| 2021 | 18 μg/cap/d | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 13 μg/cap/d | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 11 μg/cap/d | -15.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 11 μg/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 μg/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 11 μg/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.5 μg/cap/d, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1 μg/cap/d | 10 μg/cap/d | 26 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 μg/cap/d | 11 μg/cap/d | 26 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Trinidad and Tobago was 11 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 26 μg/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 μg/cap/d in 2017.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.