Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 381.16 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
381.16 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
141st
of 240 countries
All-time high
407.12 1000 ha
in 2012
All-time low
362.93 1000 ha
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2024

01002003004002001201220242001: 367.1 1000 ha2002: 377.9 1000 ha2003: 362.9 1000 ha2004: 371.9 1000 ha2005: 382.9 1000 ha2006: 389.6 1000 ha2007: 381.4 1000 ha2008: 389.4 1000 ha2009: 395.1 1000 ha2010: 388 1000 ha2011: 398 1000 ha2012: 407.1 1000 ha2013: 401.5 1000 ha2014: 391.3 1000 ha2015: 392.4 1000 ha2016: 387.9 1000 ha2017: 393.3 1000 ha2018: 396.3 1000 ha2019: 385.8 1000 ha2020: 379.9 1000 ha2021: 389.6 1000 ha2022: 389.3 1000 ha2023: 388.8 1000 ha2024: 381.2 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 381.16 1000 ha.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 407.12 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 362.93 1000 ha, in 2003.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 379.81 1000 ha 362.93 1000 ha 395.13 1000 ha 9
2010s 394.18 1000 ha 385.79 1000 ha 407.12 1000 ha 10
2020s 385.75 1000 ha 379.93 1000 ha 389.6 1000 ha 5

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  1. 138 Brunei Darussalam 544.2 1000 ha compare
  2. 139 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 533.62 1000 ha compare
  3. 140 Bahamas 456.91 1000 ha compare
  4. 142 Somalia 350.43 1000 ha compare
  5. 143 Armenia 338.01 1000 ha compare
  6. 144 Iceland 321.22 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago?
Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Trinidad and Tobago was 381.16 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 407.12 1000 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 362.93 1000 ha in 2003.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.