Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 16,121 rice milled equivalent in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16,121 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
down 28.3%
World rank
109th
of 179 countries
All-time high
42,555 rice milled equivalent
in 2009
All-time low
16,121 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Trinidad and Tobago, 2002–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2002201020192002: 22.8k rice milled equivalent2003: 30.9k rice milled equivalent2004: 29.5k rice milled equivalent2005: 31.8k rice milled equivalent2006: 30.2k rice milled equivalent2007: 35.8k rice milled equivalent2008: 34.2k rice milled equivalent2009: 42.6k rice milled equivalent2010: 26.4k rice milled equivalent2011: 26.6k rice milled equivalent2012: 31.8k rice milled equivalent2013: 27.1k rice milled equivalent2014: 35.3k rice milled equivalent2015: 33.8k rice milled equivalent2016: 22.8k rice milled equivalent2017: 27.7k rice milled equivalent2018: 22.5k rice milled equivalent2019: 16.1k rice milled equivalent

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in rice milled equivalent.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 16,121 rice milled equivalent for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.3% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 42,555 rice milled equivalent in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16,121 rice milled equivalent, in 2019.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 109th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2002 to 2019.
Year rice milled equivalent Change
2002 22,832 rice milled equivalent
2003 30,876 rice milled equivalent +35.2%
2004 29,457 rice milled equivalent -4.6%
2005 31,800 rice milled equivalent +8.0%
2006 30,167 rice milled equivalent -5.1%
2007 35,795 rice milled equivalent +18.7%
2008 34,212 rice milled equivalent -4.4%
2009 42,555 rice milled equivalent +24.4%
2010 26,396 rice milled equivalent -38.0%
2011 26,594 rice milled equivalent +0.8%
2012 31,762 rice milled equivalent +19.4%
2013 27,120 rice milled equivalent -14.6%
2014 35,251 rice milled equivalent +30.0%
2015 33,789 rice milled equivalent -4.1%
2016 22,784 rice milled equivalent -32.6%
2017 27,655 rice milled equivalent +21.4%
2018 22,493 rice milled equivalent -18.7%
2019 16,121 rice milled equivalent -28.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,212 rice milled equivalent 22,832 rice milled equivalent 42,555 rice milled equivalent 8
2010s 26,996 rice milled equivalent 16,121 rice milled equivalent 35,251 rice milled equivalent 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 106 Cambodia 21,012 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 107 Namibia 20,734 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 108 Albania 19,536 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 110 Burundi 15,267 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 111 Lesotho 13,013 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 112 Kyrgyzstan 11,771 rice milled equivalent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Trinidad and Tobago?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Trinidad and Tobago was 16,121 rice milled equivalent in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 42,555 rice milled equivalent in 2009.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 16,121 rice milled equivalent in 2019.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.