How have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: How have things changed? was 12,943 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,943 metric tons
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
153rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
18,775 metric tons
in 2002
All-time low
3,000 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 12,943 metric tons.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 18,775 metric tons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,000 metric tons, 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.
How have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 3,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,200 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 3,400 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 3,400 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,600 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 4,100 metric tons | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 3,700 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 4,000 metric tons | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 3,725 metric tons | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 4,417 metric tons | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 4,417 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,303 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4,823 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 3,840 metric tons | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 4,461 metric tons | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 3,804 metric tons | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 4,574 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 4,541 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,764 metric tons | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 5,560 metric tons | +47.7% |
| 1986 | 4,347 metric tons | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 7,714 metric tons | +77.5% |
| 1988 | 9,211 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 11,468 metric tons | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 12,364 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 11,504 metric tons | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 13,003 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 9,002 metric tons | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 14,050 metric tons | +56.1% |
| 1995 | 11,515 metric tons | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 9,450 metric tons | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 11,296 metric tons | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 14,859 metric tons | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 14,707 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14,259 metric tons | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 16,605 metric tons | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 18,775 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 14,599 metric tons | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 14,738 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 17,022 metric tons | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 13,148 metric tons | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 13,482 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13,846 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 13,890 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13,944 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13,120 metric tons | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 11,754 metric tons | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 13,224 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 13,296 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12,165 metric tons | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 13,127 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 12,950 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13,192 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12,996 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12,917 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 13,102 metric tons | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 13,076 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13,117 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12,943 metric tons | -1.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 12,943 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 12,943 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 metric tons | 7,714 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,200 metric tons | 3,000 metric tons | 3,400 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 4,092 metric tons | 3,600 metric tons | 4,823 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,944 metric tons | 3,764 metric tons | 11,468 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,175 metric tons | 9,002 metric tons | 14,859 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,036 metric tons | 13,148 metric tons | 18,775 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,977 metric tons | 11,754 metric tons | 13,944 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,031 metric tons | 12,917 metric tons | 13,117 metric tons | 5 |
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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 how have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago?
- How have things changed? in Trinidad and Tobago was 12,943 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 18,775 metric tons in 2002.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for how have things changed??
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.