Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 55.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 55.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 70.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2023.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.1% | — |
| 1962 | 70.2% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 69.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 69.7% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 68.9% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 68.7% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 67.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 69.0% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 67.0% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 62.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 64.1% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 65.9% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 64.8% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 55.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 55.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.9%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.3% | 67.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 62.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 64.8% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.9% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 57.3% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 55.3% | 58.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 55.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.