Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 187.12 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 187.12 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 187.12 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.5 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.5 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 126.37 Square kilometres | +46.1% |
| 2015 | 152.68 Square kilometres | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 147.51 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 187.12 Square kilometres | +26.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 187.12 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 453.53 Square kilometres, 41% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 187.12 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 826.15 Square kilometres, 23% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5 Square kilometres | 86.5 Square kilometres | 86.5 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 139.53 Square kilometres | 126.37 Square kilometres | 152.68 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 167.32 Square kilometres | 147.51 Square kilometres | 187.12 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 689,606 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 927 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,184 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago was 187.12 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 187.12 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 — Loss of cropland. 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