FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago

According to FAOSTAT, Trinidad and Tobago produced 784 t of cereals, 10,358 t of vegetables, 75,712 t of fruit, 49,512 t of meat and 1,720 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were coconuts (19,590 t), oranges (5,688 t) and plantains (5,423 t).

Market prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Products recorded: 68
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 1; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in mangoes and guavas (+99%), followed by green chillies and peppers (+79%).

Livestock numbers: 35,419 cattle, 31,010 pigs, 15,471 sheep and 12,687 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All fruit	75,712	139	0.01%	+4.5%
All meat	49,512	143	0.01%	−30%
All citrus fruit	16,129	92	0.01%	+15%
All vegetables	10,358	169	0%	−17%
All roots and tubers	7,661	165	0%	−36%
All eggs	4,180	127	0%	+38%
All milk	1,720	171	0%	−56%
All pulses	1,701	150	0%	−38%
All cereals	784	167	0%	−73%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Beer	60,600	109	0.03%	+41%
Chicken meat	46,888	109	0.04%	−30%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	45,754	65	0.12%	+2.2%
Coconuts, in shell	19,590	46	0.03%	+53%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	6,642	31	0.05%	+6.0%
Oranges	5,688	86	0.01%	+42%
Plantains	5,423	41	0.01%	+7.4%
Hen eggs	4,180	127	0%	+38%
Margarine and shortening	3,925	72	0.03%	+9.9%
Taro	3,713	34	0.02%	−26%
Bananas	3,246	95	0%	−9.7%
Mangoes and guavas	2,531	74	0%	+99%
Lemons and limes	2,519	80	0.01%	+4.7%
Yautia	1,822	9	0.47%	+1.2%
Cassava	1,818	76	0%	−43%
Cow milk	1,720	169	0%	−56%
Chillies and peppers, green	1,627	105	0%	+79%
Pork (pig meat)	1,388	135	0%	−46%
Okra	1,385	41	0.01%	+41%
Pumpkins and squash	1,369	108	0%	−36%
Soya bean oil	1,351	93	0%	−19%
Coconut oil	1,323	37	0.04%	−13%
Grapefruit and pomelos	1,281	58	0.01%	−2.3%
Papayas	1,261	57	0.01%	−30%
Lettuce and chicory	1,228	78	0%	−42%
Beef (cattle meat)	1,020	163	0%	+1.8%
Pigeon peas, dry	1,009	16	0.02%	−51%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	867	167	0%	−13%
Pineapples	820	76	0%	−43%
Cucumbers	817	117	0%	−35%
Cabbages	813	129	0%	+84%
Eggplants	812	81	0%	−31%
Rice (paddy)	784	111	0%	−73%
Coffee, green	758	54	0.01%	+1,386%
Green maize	611	37	0.01%	−31%
Tomatoes	536	149	0%	−65%
Cow peas, dry	534	34	0.01%	+6.8%
Watermelons	491	116	0%	−0.8%
Groundnut oil	400	74	0.01%	+300%
Nutmeg, mace and cardamom	321	11	0.16%	−2.1%
Sweet potatoes	308	98	0%	−84%
Cauliflower and broccoli	293	89	0%	+174%
Cocoa beans	231	45	0%	−30%
Pig fat, rendered	190	75	0%	−31%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	190	104	0%	−3.6%
Fat of pigs	185	98	0%	−46%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	167	139	0%	+1.8%
Other pulses n.e.c.	158	95	0%	−2.5%
Whole milk, condensed	158	53	0.01%	−49%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	149	139	0%	+2.1%
Sheep meat	139	146	0%	+88%
Honey	104	110	0.01%	+136%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	78	109	0%	−46%
Avocados	58	71	0%	−7.9%
Goat meat	58	141	0%	+66%
Ginger	46	41	0%	−93%
Cattle fat, unrendered	29	138	0%	+3.6%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	27	120	0%	+93%
Buttermilk, dry	24	110	0%	−4.0%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	21	124	0%	+91%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	12	123	0%	+71%
Buffalo meat	10	26	0%	—
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	10	124	0%	+67%
Rabbit meat	9	43	0%	−25%
Sheep fat, unrendered	6	117	0%	+100%
Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen	2	26	0%	—
Goat fat, unrendered	2	125	0%	+100%
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes	2	26	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	41,544,000	69	0.15%	+19%
Cattle	35,419	163	0%	+1.2%
Pigs	31,010	134	0%	+43%
Sheep	15,471	150	0%	+15%
Goats	12,687	155	0%	+85%
Bees	7,176	85	0.01%	+187%
Buffalo	6,593	34	0%	+6.3%
Rabbits and hares	5,000	49	0%	0.0%
Asses	2,331	84	0%	+1.3%
Mules and hinnies	2,035	43	0.03%	+1.8%
Horses	1,407	123	0%	+0.5%

Trinidad and Tobago among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Trinidad and Tobago, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago had 1.5 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Beer	40.2	22.7	1.8×
Chicken meat	31.1	15.7	2.0×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	30.3	4.81	6.3×
Coconuts, in shell	13.0	8.03	1.6×
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	4.41	1.64	2.7×
Oranges	3.77	8.24	0.5×
Plantains	3.60	5.46	0.7×
Hen eggs	2.77	11.5	0.2×
Margarine and shortening	2.60	1.61	1.6×
Taro	2.46	2.23	1.1×
Bananas	2.15	17.1	0.1×
Mangoes and guavas	1.68	7.62	0.2×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago reported exports of 97 and imports of 137 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of tung nuts.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Beer of barley, malted	19,215	USD 18.9 m	0.99	53 of 149
Coconut oil	1,027	USD 5.4 m	5.26	25 of 94
Margarine and shortening	878	USD 4.2 m	4.81	64 of 117
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	405	USD 2.0 m	5.05	68 of 148
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.)	131	USD 951,000	7.26	78 of 125
Lentils, dry	296	USD 718,000	2.43	45 of 104
Soya bean oil	136	USD 579,000	4.26	80 of 110
Whole milk powder	95	USD 569,000	5.99	71 of 104
Green garlic	173	USD 565,000	3.27	53 of 107
Cheese from whole cow milk	80	USD 551,000	6.89	84 of 123

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Cheese from whole cow milk	8,853	USD 52.1 m	5.88	70 of 192
Wheat	96,910	USD 32.4 m	0.33	118 of 176
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	3,924	USD 27.5 m	7.01	57 of 184
Soya bean oil	17,328	USD 27.4 m	1.58	60 of 184
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	17,231	USD 23.8 m	1.38	92 of 189
Maize (corn)	84,455	USD 23.1 m	0.27	94 of 190
Margarine and shortening	3,945	USD 20.3 m	5.14	65 of 189
Potatoes	28,605	USD 19.6 m	0.69	72 of 183
Whole milk powder	3,801	USD 19.6 m	5.15	66 of 190
Palm oil	9,631	USD 13.2 m	1.37	113 of 191

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Trinidad and Tobago?

By volume, the largest products of Trinidad and Tobago in 2024 were beer (60,600 t), chicken meat (46,888 t), other fruits, n.e.c. (45,754 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Trinidad and Tobago the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 9th, for yautia.

How much beer does Trinidad and Tobago produce per person?

About 40.2 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 22.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Trinidad and Tobago export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were beer of barley, malted (USD 18.9 m), coconut oil (USD 5.4 m), margarine and shortening (USD 4.2 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Trinidad and Tobago import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were cheese from whole cow milk (USD 52.1 m), wheat (USD 32.4 m), hen eggs in shell, fresh (USD 27.5 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.