Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 168.46 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago is 168.46 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 168.46 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.79 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.79 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 84.54 Square kilometres | +193.6% |
| 2015 | 118.33 Square kilometres | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 119.71 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 168.46 Square kilometres | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.79 Square kilometres | 28.79 Square kilometres | 28.79 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 101.44 Square kilometres | 84.54 Square kilometres | 118.33 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 144.09 Square kilometres | 119.71 Square kilometres | 168.46 Square kilometres | 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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0001 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Trinidad and Tobago was 168.46 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 168.46 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.79 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation