Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0605 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0605 units per person
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
43rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0814 units per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.0269 units per person
in 2003
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2002–2019

0.020.040.060.082002201020192002: 0.045 units per person2003: 0.027 units per person2004: 0.035 units per person2005: 0.044 units per person2006: 0.051 units per person2007: 0.033 units per person2008: 0.081 units per person2009: 0.042 units per person2010: 0.039 units per person2011: 0.053 units per person2012: 0.067 units per person2013: 0.069 units per person2014: 0.062 units per person2015: 0.058 units per person2016: 0.066 units per person2017: 0.065 units per person2018: 0.069 units per person2019: 0.06 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.0605 units per person.

The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0814 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0269 units per person, in 2003.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2002 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2002 0.0449 units per person
2003 0.0269 units per person -40.1%
2004 0.0353 units per person +31.3%
2005 0.0444 units per person +25.8%
2006 0.0507 units per person +14.2%
2007 0.0331 units per person -34.6%
2008 0.0814 units per person +145.6%
2009 0.0418 units per person -48.7%
2010 0.039 units per person -6.6%
2011 0.0535 units per person +37.2%
2012 0.0674 units per person +26.1%
2013 0.0688 units per person +2.0%
2014 0.0621 units per person -9.7%
2015 0.0582 units per person -6.4%
2016 0.0657 units per person +13.0%
2017 0.0649 units per person -1.2%
2018 0.0693 units per person +6.7%
2019 0.0605 units per person -12.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +145.6% 0.0331 units per person 0.0814 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0448 units per person 0.0269 units per person 0.0814 units per person 8
2010s 0.0609 units per person 0.039 units per person 0.0693 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 40 Oman 0.0696 units per person compare
  2. 41 Honduras 0.0695 units per person compare
  3. 42 Iceland 0.0619 units per person compare
  4. 44 Cape Verde 0.0578 units per person compare
  5. 45 Venezuela 0.0554 units per person compare
  6. 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.054 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0605 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.0814 units per person in 2008.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 units per person in 2003.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.