Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
143rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0059 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0038 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0059 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 143rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0038 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 55% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0038 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 140 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 141 Seychelles 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 142 Jamaica 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Gambia 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 145 Kuwait 0.0037 Square kilometres per person compare
- 146 United Kingdom 0.0035 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 143rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.