Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 2.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 170th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.9%, 13% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 167 Puerto Rico 2.3% compare
- 168 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 168 Singapore 2.1% compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 1.8% compare
- 172 Jamaica 1.6% compare
- 173 Iraq 1.5% compare
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.