Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — Trinidad and Tobago

Forest cover in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 44.24%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.95 pp.

2023 44.24% −0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank 64of 213
Period maximum 47.19%1990
Period minimum 44.24%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–202344454647481990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 47.19%1991: 47.08%1992: 46.97%1993: 46.87%1994: 46.76%1995: 46.66%1996: 46.55%1997: 46.45%1998: 46.34%1999: 46.24%2000: 46.13%2001: 46.05%2002: 45.97%2003: 45.88%2004: 45.8%2005: 45.72%2006: 45.63%2007: 45.55%2008: 45.47%2009: 45.39%2010: 45.3%2011: 45.22%2012: 45.14%2013: 45.06%2014: 44.97%2015: 44.89%2016: 44.81%2017: 44.73%2018: 44.65%2019: 44.56%2020: 44.48%2021: 44.4%2022: 44.32%2023: 44.24%
Change over the period: −2.95 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 44.24%
World 31.1%
Caribbean computed 35.36%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 44.24 −0.08 pp
2022 44.32 −0.08 pp
2021 44.4 −0.08 pp
2020 44.48 −0.08 pp
2019 44.56 −0.08 pp
2018 44.65 −0.08 pp
2017 44.73 −0.08 pp
2016 44.81 −0.08 pp
2015 44.89 −0.08 pp
2014 44.97 −0.08 pp
2013 45.06 −0.08 pp
2012 45.14 −0.08 pp
2011 45.22 −0.08 pp
2010 45.3 −0.08 pp
2009 45.39 −0.08 pp
2008 45.47 −0.08 pp
2007 45.55 −0.08 pp
2006 45.63 −0.08 pp
2005 45.72 −0.08 pp
2004 45.8 −0.08 pp
2003 45.88 −0.08 pp
2002 45.97 −0.08 pp
2001 46.05 −0.08 pp
2000 46.13 −0.11 pp
1999 46.24 −0.11 pp
1998 46.34 −0.11 pp
1997 46.45 −0.11 pp
1996 46.55 −0.11 pp
1995 46.66 −0.11 pp
1994 46.76 −0.11 pp
1993 46.87 −0.11 pp
1992 46.97 −0.11 pp
1991 47.08 −0.11 pp
1990 47.19

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.