Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported was -424 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-424 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-424 hectares
in 2001
All-time low
-425 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Trinidad and Tobago is -424 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at -424 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -425 hectares, in 1991.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -425 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -425 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -424 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -424 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -424 hectares | -0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's -424 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 19.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -425 hectares | -425 hectares | -425 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -424.1 hectares | -425 hectares | -424 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -424 hectares | -424 hectares | -424 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -424 hectares | -424 hectares | -424 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9604 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Trinidad and Tobago was -424 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was -424 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -425 hectares in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.