Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago
An estimated 10.4% of people in Trinidad and Tobago were undernourished in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago, 2024
10.4%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
54th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Trinidad and Tobago over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Trinidad and Tobago | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 10.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Trinidad and Tobago has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Trinidad and Tobago
All statistics for Trinidad and Tobago
Extreme poverty rate
3.2%
1992 · World Bank
Cereal yield
976 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.82e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
32.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
22.00e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
17.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT