Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0115 ha per person in 2007. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2007
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0115 ha per person, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0394 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 ha per person, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 13th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.039 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0387 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0387 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0382 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0388 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0378 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0372 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0367 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0357 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0351 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0351 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0394 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.039 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0385 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0307 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0315 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0296 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0311 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0343 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0327 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0287 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0229 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0139 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0116 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.012 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0182 ha per person | +52.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0182 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.018 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.019 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0185 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0187 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0192 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0177 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0172 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 0.012 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 ha per person | +99.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 ha per person | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0379 ha per person | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0344 ha per person | 0.0296 ha per person | 0.0394 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 10 El Salvador 0.012 ha per person compare
- 11 Guatemala 0.0119 ha per person compare
- 12 Belarus 0.0116 ha per person compare
- 14 Costa Rica 0.0114 ha per person compare
- 15 Nicaragua 0.0107 ha per person compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 0.0097 ha per person 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0115 ha per person in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0394 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 13th out of 137 countries with data for 2007.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.