Number of undernourished people (millions) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
In 2024, number of undernourished people in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.2 num m. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.2 num m in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2001.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 num m | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2 num m is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2 num m, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2 num m is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 num m, 16% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1333 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.2 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.1 num m | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.18 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.2 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Bulgaria 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Eswatini 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Jamaica 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Panama 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Red List Index 0.7554 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of undernourished people in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of undernourished people?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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