Forest land — Share in Land area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Forest land — Share in Land area was 44.16 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 44.16 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 46.96 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.16 %, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.59 % | 46.21 % | 46.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.76 % | 45.39 % | 46.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.93 % | 44.56 % | 45.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.32 % | 44.16 % | 44.48 % | 5 |
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 704.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0011 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.92 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 132 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Forest land — share in land area in Trinidad and Tobago was 44.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 46.96 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.16 % in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.