Forest area in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Forest area was 10,520 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands is 10,520 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 10,520 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,520 hectares, in 1990.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 193rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 10,520 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 190 Palestine 11,100 hectares compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11,000 hectares compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 10,820 hectares compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 hectares compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 9,710 hectares compare
More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2378 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0042 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0184 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Forest area in Turks and Caicos Islands was 10,520 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10,520 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,520 hectares in 1990.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for forest area?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 193rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.