Global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Global change over the last 50 years was 12,943 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 12,943.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 18,775 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,000, in 1965.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3,000 | — |
| 1966 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,200 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 3,400 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 3,400 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,600 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 4,100 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 3,700 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 4,000 | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 3,725 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 4,417 | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 4,417 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,303 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4,823 | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 3,840 | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 4,461 | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 3,804 | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 4,574 | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 4,541 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,764 | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 5,560 | +47.7% |
| 1986 | 4,347 | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 7,714 | +77.5% |
| 1988 | 9,211 | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 11,468 | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 12,364 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 11,504 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 13,003 | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 9,002 | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 14,050 | +56.1% |
| 1995 | 11,515 | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 9,450 | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 11,296 | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 14,859 | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 14,707 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14,259 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 16,605 | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 18,775 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 14,599 | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 14,738 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 17,022 | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 13,148 | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 13,482 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13,846 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 13,890 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13,944 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13,120 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 11,754 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 13,224 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 13,296 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12,165 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 13,127 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 12,950 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13,192 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12,996 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12,917 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 13,102 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 13,076 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13,117 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12,943 | -1.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 12,943 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 12,943 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +77.5% | 4,347 | 7,714 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,200 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 5 |
| 1970s | 4,092 | 3,600 | 4,823 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,944 | 3,764 | 11,468 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,175 | 9,002 | 14,859 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,036 | 13,148 | 18,775 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,977 | 11,754 | 13,944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,031 | 12,917 | 13,117 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Global change over the last 50 years in Trinidad and Tobago was 12,943 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 18,775 in 2002.
- What is the lowest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 in 1965.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for global change over the last 50 years?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global change over the last 50 years rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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