Change forest area share total in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Change forest area share total was -0.1876 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.1876
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
172nd
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.1767
in 1991
All-time low
-0.1876
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded -0.1876 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at -0.1767 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1876, in 2025.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 172nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1767 | — |
| 1992 | -0.177 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1774 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1777 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.178 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1783 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1786 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1789 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1793 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1796 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1795 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1798 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1801 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1805 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1808 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1811 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1814 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1818 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1821 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1824 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1828 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1831 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1834 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1838 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1841 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1845 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1848 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1851 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1855 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1858 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1862 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1865 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1869 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1872 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1876 | +0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's -0.1876 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 14.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.178 | -0.1793 | -0.1767 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1807 | -0.1821 | -0.1795 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.184 | -0.1855 | -0.1824 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1867 | -0.1876 | -0.1858 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0051 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.37 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Change forest area share total in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.1876 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1767 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1876 in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for change forest area share total?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 172nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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