Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 26 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago is 26, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10,204 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2023.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 51st of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,539 | — |
| 1962 | 7,833 | +19.8% |
| 1963 | 8,982 | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 8,362 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 7,769 | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 8,380 | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 8,400 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 9,612 | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 9,963 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 9,625 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 10,204 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 9,817 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 9,655 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 9,535 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 8,878 | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 9,020 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 9,187 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10,121 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 9,226 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 9,865 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 9,315 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 8,569 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 5,180 | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 1,138 | -78.0% |
| 1985 | 1,078 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 464.64 | -56.9% |
| 1987 | 1,368 | +194.4% |
| 1988 | 982.23 | -28.2% |
| 1989 | 810.92 | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 566.44 | -30.1% |
| 1991 | 309.56 | -45.3% |
| 1992 | 389.96 | +26.0% |
| 1993 | 598.53 | +53.5% |
| 1994 | 422.24 | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 341.12 | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 311.89 | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 299.21 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 27.53 | -90.8% |
| 1999 | 27.43 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 27.33 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.21 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 32.72 | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 31.43 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 29.04 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 28.9 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.54 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 28.62 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 28.48 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.02 | +114.3% |
| 2010 | 39.01 | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 168.05 | +330.8% |
| 2012 | 70.65 | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 31.91 | -54.8% |
| 2014 | 217.83 | +582.6% |
| 2015 | 33.65 | -84.6% |
| 2016 | 48.52 | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 70.7 | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 59.27 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 68.82 | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 154.23 | +124.1% |
| 2021 | 79.8 | -48.3% |
| 2022 | 30.14 | -62.2% |
| 2023 | 26 | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,427 | 6,539 | 9,963 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,527 | 8,878 | 10,204 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,877 | 464.64 | 9,865 | 10 |
| 1990s | 329.39 | 27.43 | 598.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.13 | 26.54 | 61.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.84 | 31.91 | 217.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.54 | 26 | 154.23 | 4 |
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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 yams — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Trinidad and Tobago was 26 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 10,204 in 1971.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 51st out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.