Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 45.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 45.1% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 45.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 97th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 6 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.057 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Trinidad and Tobago was 45.1% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 97th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).