Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.92 ha per square kilometre in 2007. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2007
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.92 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7.81 ha per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.56 ha per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 6th out of 137 countries with data for 2007, putting it 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 square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.77 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 6.8 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 7.03 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 6.94 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 6.93 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.83 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 6.79 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 7.8 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 7.81 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.81 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 6.55 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 6.24 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 6.63 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 7.4 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 7.16 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 6.35 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 5.12 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.33 ha per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1988 | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 4.68 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 4.58 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 4.78 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.83 ha per square kilometre | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | 7.03 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.02 ha per square kilometre | 6.24 ha per square kilometre | 7.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | 7.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 ha per square kilometre | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 3 El Salvador 3.66 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Eswatini 3.49 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Thailand 3.21 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 2.37 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Guatemala 2.25 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.92 ha per square kilometre in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th out of 137 countries with data for 2007.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.