Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 11.61 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 11.61 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 21.64 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 10.53 %, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.91 % | — |
| 1962 | 18.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19.1 % | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19.69 % | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 19.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21.44 % | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 21.64 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 20.66 % | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 20.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19.69 % | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 18.52 % | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 17.15 % | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 14.42 % | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 14.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.84 % | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 13.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.04 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 14.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.01 % | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 15.79 % | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.81 % | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 14.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.84 % | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 12.87 % | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 13.06 % | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 13.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.7 % | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 11.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.72 % | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 10.53 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.61 % | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.06 % | 18.91 % | 19.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.49 % | 19.1 % | 21.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.38 % | 13.84 % | 19.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.76 % | 12.87 % | 15.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.15 % | 10.53 % | 13.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 % | 10.53 % | 11.61 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.057 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 21.64 % in 1974.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 % in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.