Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0005 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1986.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | +46.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per person | +68.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -34.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -47.6% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per person | -78.0% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per person | -60.5% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per person | -75.3% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | +295.3% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | +85.6% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per person | +98.1% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | -60.3% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | +48.9% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | +106.9% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | -52.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +521.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -40.3% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -55.7% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | +124.2% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | +53.5% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -59.6% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | +113.7% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -44.7% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +83.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +199.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | +246.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | +52.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 41% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +521.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1987 | +295.3% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2010 | +246.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 2009 | +199.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.