Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 15.26 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 15.26 1000 ha.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 21.12 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.32 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.12 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 15.59 1000 ha | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 14.32 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 15.54 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 15.69 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.97 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.36 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.53 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.87 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17.08 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.14 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.16 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.71 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.8 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.54 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.39 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.92 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.77 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.35 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 16.12 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 15.63 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.26 1000 ha | -2.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.26 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.77 1000 ha, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -26.2% | 21.12 1000 ha | 15.59 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.18 1000 ha | 14.32 1000 ha | 21.12 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.01 1000 ha | 14.92 1000 ha | 17.08 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.43 1000 ha | 14.77 1000 ha | 16.12 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 59 Guatemala 17.77 1000 ha compare
- 60 Brunei Darussalam 16.88 1000 ha compare
- 61 Puerto Rico 16.05 1000 ha compare
- 63 Palau 12.23 1000 ha compare
- 64 Northern Mariana Islands 11.81 1000 ha compare
- 65 Ghana 10.99 1000 ha 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 mangroves — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago was 15.26 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 21.12 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.32 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Mangroves — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.