Environment in Turks and Caicos Islands 786 indicators covering environment for Turks and Caicos Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 157th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 142nd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 m3 2016 down 100.0% 146th 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 10.52 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 177th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 11.07 % 2025 unchanged 164th 15.1.1 Land area — Value 95 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 170th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 126.43 t/ha 2025 unchanged 83rd Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 10,196 m3 2024 — 75th Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 3,059 1000 USD 2024 — 64th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 — 128th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 129th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 1,688 m3 2024 down 1.3% 105th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 692 1000 USD 2024 down 10.6% 90th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 168th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 167th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 34.98 % 2025 unchanged 41st Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 33.9% 2024 down 0.6% 118th Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 84th Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 47.0% 2024 down 0.4% 131st Population using at least basic drinking-water services 91.8% 2024 unchanged 96th Population using at least basic sanitation services 91.6% 2024 unchanged 79th Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 98.8% 2024 up 0.1% 100th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 93.2% 2024 up 0.0% 132nd People using improved drinking water sources 93.9 people 2024 down 5.9% 168th Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Insecticides — Import value 23.03 1000 USD 2018 down 3.5% 184th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Agriculture-driven deforestation 12.38 hectares 2024 up 41.8% 146th Disinfectants, etc — Import value 0.0011 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 192nd Insecticides — Import quantity 3.42 t 2018 down 35.6% 181st Fungicides — Import value 6.15 1000 USD 2004 up 448.9% 157th Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 0.001 t 2018 down 100.0% 188th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 17.47 2022 up 5.2% 174th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 3.0% 2022 up 18.7% 6th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 1.8% 2022 up 5.2% 32nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 28.38 2022 up 18.7% 169th Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 — 150th Reservoir minimum water area 0 2022 — 153rd Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 — 150th Reservoir maximum water area 0 2022 — 153rd Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 62.53 Square kilometres 2022 up 5.7% 131st Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 46.5% 2024 unchanged 83rd Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 46.5% 2024 unchanged 83rd Fungicides — Import quantity 0.86 t 2004 up 125.1% 159th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1.6 Square kilometres 2022 up 25.0% 161st Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 35.8% 2022 up 149.4% 179th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 7.8% 2022 up 214.0% 144th Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 14 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 23.0% 117th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 0.38 1000 ha 2019 — 188th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 0.45 1000 ha 2019 — 172nd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 18.6 1000 ha 2019 — 131st Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 5.33 1000 ha 2019 — 143rd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 6.02 1000 ha 2019 — 149th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 14.22 1000 ha 2019 — 115th Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 0.408 t 2024 down 89.0% 116th Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 8.42 1000 USD 2024 down 57.6% 112th Above-ground forest biomass 126.43 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 92nd Above-ground biomass in forest 126.43 2025 unchanged 98th ← Previous Page 13 of 14 Next →