Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 2,765 1000 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2,765 1000 SLC
Change on year
down 62.7%
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
24,767 1000 SLC
in 2020
All-time low
36 1000 SLC
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 2,765 1000 SLC for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024.
That represents a change of down 62.7% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 24,767 1000 SLC in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36 1000 SLC, in 1986.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 64th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,206 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 7,765 1000 SLC | +49.2% |
| 1963 | 7,765 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13,312 1000 SLC | +71.4% |
| 1965 | 13,402 1000 SLC | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 13,618 1000 SLC | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 14,228 1000 SLC | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 12,828 1000 SLC | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 14,111 1000 SLC | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 13,312 1000 SLC | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 13,636 1000 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 12,460 1000 SLC | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 22,801 1000 SLC | +83.0% |
| 1974 | 23,618 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 22,801 1000 SLC | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 23,339 1000 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 24,237 1000 SLC | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 23,052 1000 SLC | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 19,749 1000 SLC | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 19,461 1000 SLC | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 18,564 1000 SLC | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 17,136 1000 SLC | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 8,977 1000 SLC | -47.6% |
| 1984 | 1,499 1000 SLC | -83.3% |
| 1985 | 368 1000 SLC | -75.5% |
| 1986 | 36 1000 SLC | -90.2% |
| 1987 | 386 1000 SLC | +972.2% |
| 1988 | 799 1000 SLC | +107.0% |
| 1989 | 1,903 1000 SLC | +138.2% |
| 1990 | 673 1000 SLC | -64.6% |
| 1991 | 296 1000 SLC | -56.0% |
| 1992 | 521 1000 SLC | +76.0% |
| 1993 | 1,257 1000 SLC | +141.3% |
| 1994 | 610 1000 SLC | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 4,488 1000 SLC | +635.7% |
| 1996 | 2,639 1000 SLC | -41.2% |
| 1997 | 1,131 1000 SLC | -57.1% |
| 1998 | 2,567 1000 SLC | +127.0% |
| 1999 | 1,993 1000 SLC | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 1,535 1000 SLC | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 1,688 1000 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2,217 1000 SLC | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 1,939 1000 SLC | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 1,786 1000 SLC | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 727 1000 SLC | -59.3% |
| 2006 | 2,693 1000 SLC | +270.4% |
| 2007 | 431 1000 SLC | -84.0% |
| 2008 | 1,391 1000 SLC | +222.7% |
| 2009 | 2,433 1000 SLC | +74.9% |
| 2010 | 11,804 1000 SLC | +385.2% |
| 2011 | 10,817 1000 SLC | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 11,634 1000 SLC | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 16,544 1000 SLC | +42.2% |
| 2014 | 17,136 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 22,469 1000 SLC | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 19,323 1000 SLC | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 17,270 1000 SLC | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 5,368 1000 SLC | -68.9% |
| 2019 | 6,571 1000 SLC | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 24,767 1000 SLC | +276.9% |
| 2021 | 16,449 1000 SLC | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 10,458 1000 SLC | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 7,406 1000 SLC | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 2,765 1000 SLC | -62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,359 1000 SLC | 5,206 1000 SLC | 14,228 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,900 1000 SLC | 12,460 1000 SLC | 24,237 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,913 1000 SLC | 36 1000 SLC | 19,461 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,618 1000 SLC | 296 1000 SLC | 4,488 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,684 1000 SLC | 431 1000 SLC | 2,693 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,894 1000 SLC | 5,368 1000 SLC | 22,469 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,369 1000 SLC | 2,765 1000 SLC | 24,767 1000 SLC | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Trinidad and Tobago was 2,765 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 24,767 1000 SLC in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 1000 SLC in 1986.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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