Number of people who are undernourished in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 200,000 for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 200,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2001.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,000 | — |
| 2002 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 200,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 200,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133,333 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Trinidad and Tobago was 200,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished 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 Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.