Forest area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Forest area was 226,050 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025
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 forest area in Trinidad and Tobago is 226,050 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 240,900 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 226,050 hectares, in 2025.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,988 hectares | 237,075 hectares | 240,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 234,742 hectares | 232,834 hectares | 236,650 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,502 hectares | 228,594 hectares | 232,410 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,110 hectares | 226,050 hectares | 228,170 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0076 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0118 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Forest area in Trinidad and Tobago was 226,050 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 forest area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 240,900 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,050 hectares in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for forest area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.