Turks and Caicos Islands Environment - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Environment - current issues

limited natural freshwater resources, private cisterns collect rainwater

Climate

tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry

Land use

agricultural land: 1.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)

forest: 36.2% (2018 est.)

other: 62.7% (2018 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 94.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Revenue from forest resources

0% of GDP (2018 est.)

Revenue from coal

0% of GDP (2018 est.)

Air pollutants

carbon dioxide emissions: 0.22 megatons (2016 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Turks and Caicos Islands on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turks and Caicos Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.