Trinidad and Tobago - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Trinidad and Tobago was 2,282 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,421 in 1990 and a minimum value of 2,282 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 2,421
1991 2,415
1992 2,410
1993 2,404
1994 2,399
1995 2,394
1996 2,388
1997 2,383
1998 2,377
1999 2,372
2000 2,367
2001 2,362
2002 2,358
2003 2,354
2004 2,350
2005 2,345
2006 2,341
2007 2,337
2008 2,333
2009 2,328
2010 2,324
2011 2,320
2012 2,316
2013 2,311
2014 2,307
2015 2,303
2016 2,299
2017 2,295
2018 2,290
2019 2,286
2020 2,282

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Trinidad and Tobago was 44.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 47.19 in 1990, while its lowest value was 44.48 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 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 45.80
2005 45.72
2006 45.63
2007 45.55
2008 45.47
2009 45.39
2010 45.30
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use