Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -5.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago, 1985–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago stood at -5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 869.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 33.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -37.5%, in 2019.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.4% | — |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -93.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -66.9% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | +2733.3% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | +212.4% |
| 1991 | -7.0% | -138.7% |
| 1992 | -1.1% | -83.7% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -833.8% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -87.3% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +604.7% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | +90.9% |
| 1998 | -7.2% | -155.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -131.3% |
| 2000 | -2.4% | -204.6% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -466.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -15.3% | -275.2% |
| 2004 | -34.2% | +124.3% |
| 2005 | -5.4% | -84.1% |
| 2006 | -10.1% | +86.1% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -315.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -64.9% |
| 2009 | -32.4% | -523.6% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -199.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -99.0% |
| 2012 | -10.1% | -3400.9% |
| 2013 | -4.4% | -56.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -115.8% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +4694.0% |
| 2016 | -7.1% | -121.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -211.7% |
| 2018 | -9.0% | -213.6% |
| 2019 | -37.5% | +317.5% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -182.4% |
| 2021 | -15.9% | -151.5% |
| 2022 | -13.2% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | -5.8% | -56.0% |
| 2024 | -5.4% | -7.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's -5.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%. (67 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's -5.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +4694.0% | 0.7% | 33.6% |
| 2012 | -3400.9% | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | +2733.3% | 0.2% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 0.2% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | -7.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.3% | -34.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -37.5% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -15.9% | 30.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 179 Hungary -4.3% compare
- 180 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of -4.6% compare
- 181 Haiti -4.8% compare
- 183 Hong Kong, China -5.5% compare
- 184 Iran, Islamic Republic of -5.6% compare
- 185 Georgia -5.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -794.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -75.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago was -5.4% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.5% in 2019.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 869.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.