Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 13.13 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 13.13 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 13.13 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9 %, in 1974.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 108th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.17 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.11 % | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.92 % | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 1.9 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 3 % | +57.9% |
| 1976 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.16 % | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 4.49 % | +42.1% |
| 1982 | 4.88 % | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 5.88 % | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.15 % | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.06 % | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.63 % | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 5.33 % | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 5.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.71 % | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 5.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.15 % | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 8.33 % | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.43 % | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 11.32 % | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.13 % | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.13 % | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 13.13 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 89% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 13.13 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 % | 2.17 % | 2.17 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.52 % | 1.9 % | 3 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.49 % | 3.16 % | 6.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.12 % | 5.33 % | 8.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.92 % | 8.33 % | 13.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.13 % | 13.13 % | 13.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.13 % | 13.13 % | 13.13 % | 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Trinidad and Tobago was 13.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 13.13 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 % in 1974.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.