Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 600,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
600,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 150 countries
All-time high
600,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
500,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago, 2017–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2017202020242017: 500.0k people2018: 500.0k people2019: 500.0k people2020: 600.0k people2021: 600.0k people2022: 600.0k people2023: 600.0k people2024: 600.0k people

Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 600,000 people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago, 2017 to 2024.
Year people Change
2017 500,000 people
2018 500,000 people +0.0%
2019 500,000 people +0.0%
2020 600,000 people +20.0%
2021 600,000 people +0.0%
2022 600,000 people +0.0%
2023 600,000 people +0.0%
2024 600,000 people +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 3
2020s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 99 Eswatini 800,000 people compare
  2. 100 Costa Rica 699,999 people compare
  3. 101 Djibouti 600,000 people compare
  4. 101 Jamaica 600,000 people compare
  5. 101 Malaysia 600,000 people compare
  6. 101 Mongolia 600,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago?
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago was 600,000 people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 600,000 people in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 500,000 people in 2017.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit
people
Source
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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