Environment in Trinidad and Tobago

2,121 indicators covering environment for Trinidad and Tobago.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Arable land use per person 0.0183 hectares per person 2023 down 2.0% 176th
Forest area 226,050 hectares 2025 down 1.8% 155th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 0.9% 155th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.48 2023 down 199.8% 163rd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 55.5% 151st
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.016 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 73.5% 81st
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.025 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 6.6% 68th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.5% 136th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 93.4% 111th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 90.9% 101st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 86.5% 113th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 170.7% 126th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 277.1% 121st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 83.6% 145th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.5% 144th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 83.7% 39th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 28.3 % change on previous year 2024 up 443.5% 44th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.9% 49th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.4% 70th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0111 1000 USD per person 2024 up 15.7% 39th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0094 t per person 2024 up 22.6% 42nd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.3674 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 85.7% 22nd
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.4205 t per square kilometre 2023 down 89.2% 20th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 158th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.5% 1st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.5% 112th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2024 up 261.6% 23rd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 871 t 2024 unchanged 41st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 653 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 42nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 10.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 896.9% 48th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0211 m3 per person 2024 down 10.5% 142nd
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0211 m3 per person 2024 down 10.5% 144th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1393 m3 per person 2024 down 3.1% 118th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.143 m3 per person 2024 down 3.1% 124th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 33.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 896.8% 32nd
Primary Forest — Area 62.4 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 82nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 198 t 2024 down 99.2% 146th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 171 1000 USD 2024 down 98.9% 146th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 92.9% 73rd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0175 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 97.1% 95th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 35.1% 44th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 41.4% 48th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 1,486 t 2024 up 19.3% 103rd
Recovered paper — Import value 536 1000 USD 2024 down 37.0% 99th
Annual change in forest area -424 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 160th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.2% 2025 down 1.9% 172nd
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.2% 2025 down 1.9% 171st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -424 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 160th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 67 m3 2024 up 6,600.0% 124th
Fibreboard — Export value 63 1000 USD 2024 up 1,475.0% 119th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0037 m3 per person 2024 down 1.7% 88th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 15.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 236.0% 48th
Forest land — Area 226.05 1000 ha 2025 down 1.8% 174th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 182.03 1000 ha 2025 down 2.3% 166th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 80.53 % 2025 down 0.4% 176th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 39.0% 28th