Environment in Turks and Caicos Islands 786 indicators covering environment for Turks and Caicos Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Grassland — Area from MODIS 22.72 1000 ha 2024 up 4.5% 165th Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 12.03 1000 ha 2024 down 15.2% 177th Mangroves — Area from MODIS 1.43 1000 ha 2024 up 45.9% 96th Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 138th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 14.58 1000 ha 2024 up 14.4% 110th Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 4.28 1000 ha 2024 down 8.4% 100th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 46th Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 15.22 1000 ha 2024 down 1.8% 164th Temporary crops — Area 0.78 1000 ha 2024 up 2.6% 228th Temporary fallow — Area 0.11 1000 ha 2024 down 8.3% 222nd Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 0.11 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 173rd Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 23 t 2024 — 165th Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 15 1000 USD 2024 up 400.0% 176th Case materials — Import quantity 44 t 2024 up 2,100.0% 178th Case materials — Import value 31 1000 USD 2024 up 1,450.0% 191st Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 88.9% 201st Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 86 t 2024 up 760.0% 205th Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 82 1000 USD 2024 up 173.3% 218th Cartonboard — Import quantity 3 t 2024 up 200.0% 208th Cartonboard — Import value 9 1000 USD 2024 up 350.0% 211th Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 3,102 1000 USD 2024 up 46.2% 74th Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 1,054 1000 USD 2024 up 894.3% 83rd Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 12 t 2024 down 78.9% 195th Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 94.1% 204th Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 34 1000 USD 2024 down 5.6% 172nd Wrapping papers — Import quantity 16 t 2024 up 128.6% 212th Wrapping papers — Import value 27 1000 USD 2024 up 3.8% 215th Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 35 1000 USD 2024 down 46.2% 195th Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 27 1000 USD 2024 up 440.0% 206th Wrapping papers — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 169th Wrapping papers — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 95.7% 167th Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 488 1000 USD 2024 up 161.0% 143rd Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 96 1000 USD 2024 up 47.7% 202nd Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 856 1000 USD 2024 up 455.8% 211th Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 1,078 1000 USD 2024 up 670.0% 210th Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 3,373 1000 USD 2024 up 286.8% 217th Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 1,325 1000 USD 2024 up 158.3% 215th Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 765 1000 USD 2024 up 43.8% 165th Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 5,406 1000 USD 2024 up 109.2% 121st Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 12 t 2024 unchanged 106th Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 145th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 164th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 159th Cartonboard — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 166th Cartonboard — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 90.9% 166th Share of land covered by forest 11.1% 2025 unchanged 167th Land use 1,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 216th Share using safely managed drinking water 47.0% 2024 down 0.4% 125th People not using safely managed drinking water sources 24,640 people 2024 up 21.9% 119th Drinking water service usage 47.0% 2024 down 0.4% 125th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 — 142nd Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 15.6% 166th 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 — 80th Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 19.93 t 2024 up 9,128.2% 75th Hazardous pesticides — Import value 71.07 1000 USD 2024 up 7,804.9% 78th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 23.9% 2025 unchanged 186th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 22.3% 2025 unchanged 142nd Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 23.9% 2025 unchanged 198th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 22.3% 2025 unchanged 150th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 m3 2016 — 160th ← Previous Page 12 of 14 Next →