Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 39.18 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 39.18 %.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 46.45 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.53 %, in 1974.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.08 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 35.71 % | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 35.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 34.65 % | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 34.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31.82 % | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 31.53 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 33.02 % | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 33.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 33.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 34.65 % | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 38.95 % | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 42.05 % | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 40.54 % | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 40.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 42.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 42.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 42.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.67 % | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45.45 % | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 43.21 % | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 43.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.47 % | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 39.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.25 % | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 37.88 % | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 37.31 % | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 37.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.67 % | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.45 % | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 46.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 46.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 46.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.19 % | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.18 % | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.79 % | 35.71 % | 36.08 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.35 % | 31.53 % | 35.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.68 % | 34.65 % | 42.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.47 % | 37.31 % | 45.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.96 % | 37.31 % | 46.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.19 % | 43.19 % | 43.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.39 % | 39.18 % | 43.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 42.86 % compare
- 27 Equatorial Guinea 40.03 % compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 39.94 % compare
- 30 American Samoa 36.67 % compare
- 31 Rwanda 28.43 % compare
- 32 Thailand 28.34 % compare
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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0082 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -16.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0094 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 32.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Trinidad and Tobago was 39.18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 46.45 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.53 % in 1974.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.