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.
Forest area in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 240,900 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 240,475 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 240,050 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 239,625 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 239,200 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 238,775 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 238,350 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 237,925 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 237,500 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 237,075 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 236,650 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 236,226 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 235,802 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 235,378 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 234,954 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 234,530 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 234,106 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 233,682 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 233,258 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 232,834 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 232,410 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 231,986 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 231,562 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 231,138 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 230,714 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 230,290 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 229,866 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 229,442 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 229,018 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 228,594 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 228,170 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 227,746 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 227,322 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 226,898 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 226,474 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 226,050 hectares | -0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 226,050 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 52% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 226,050 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.