Cropland — Area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.04 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.11 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.04 ha/cap, in 2001.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 206th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.06 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.04 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 40% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.04 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0989 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.092 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.055 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.041 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cropland — area per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 ha/cap in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 206th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.