How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.56 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.66 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.5848 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5848 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5848 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.5848 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6238 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6628 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6628 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7018 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7992 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7212 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7797 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7261 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.861 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.861 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8388 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9402 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7485 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8696 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7415 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8916 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8852 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7337 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8474 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 1.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 1988 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 1995 | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 2.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 0.8474 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.5 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6238 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5848 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6628 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.7978 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7018 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9402 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7337 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 63 Senegal 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.59 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 68 Malawi 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Oman 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5848 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.