Primary Forest — Area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Primary Forest — Area was 62.4 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Trinidad and Tobago is 62.4 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 62.4 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.4 1000 ha, in 1990.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.4 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 62.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 62.4 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.92 1000 ha, 10.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 62.4 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.13 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 62.4 1000 ha | 6 |
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)
- 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 primary forest — area in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Primary forest — area in Trinidad and Tobago was 62.4 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for primary forest — area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary Forest — 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.