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shortage.life · session_log · 2026-05-17 14:32 UTCPID 47023 · ttyS0 · uptime 312d

// node

shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
● online · 47/47 sources · 312ms

// $_ exec

$ shortage country get TTO
> stress_index: 0.38 STABLE
> 0 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/TTO·region: Caribbean·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/TTO

Trinidad and Tobago / TTO

ISO TTOTT│capital: Port of Spain│region: Caribbean│population: 1.5M
STABLE
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.38

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.38

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$28 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$18,000
AREA5,130 km²
POPULATION1.5M
INFLATION · 20262.5%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20272.3%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y3%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP56%
UNEMPLOYMENT5%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS100%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil99 99.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables1 1.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0.4 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.04 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION38 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION20 bcm
POSTUREnet exporter
IMPORT DEPENDENCYnet surplus 120%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY5%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilgasureawheat

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER40days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Trinidad and Tobago is the Caribbean's energy producer, exporting LNG, petrochemicals and crude. Declining domestic gas output is squeezing the volumes available for its LNG and ammonia plants. With negligible agriculture it imports almost all of its food.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSmoderate
DROUGHTmoderate

Trinidad and Tobago faces dry-season water stress despite an otherwise wet climate.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Hollis reservoirnormal
SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANTS
  • Point Lisas (Desalcott)136,000 m³/dayin service

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

0 events recorded

No events currently tagged for this country in the 30-day register.

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// CARIBBEAN-FUEL-2026

Caribbean import-fuel crisis.

prob 0.48
severity 3.5 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 14 Caribbean economies · diesel + jet fuel + power
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Natural gas · production and LNGFalling gas output is curtailing the feedstock for LNG and ammonia exports.declining30daysWATCH
Crude and refined products · domesticDomestic crude output and processing cover the small home market with a surplus.adequate40daysSTABLE
Grain · commercial stocksNegligible agriculture leaves the country dependent on imported food.limited35daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS210
YEAR-ON-YEAR▼ -6%
RANK · WORLD#130
OilGasPetrochemicals
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/TTO | jq '.stress'
> 0.38
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/TTO·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=TTO)·license: CC-BY-4.0