Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 44.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 44.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 47.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2025.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 2000 | 46.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 44.9% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.1% | 44.5% | 2 |
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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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate -0.3335 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Trinidad and Tobago was 44.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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