Drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Drinking water service usage was 69.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 69.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2014.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.4% | — |
| 2006 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 69.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 70% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 69.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Drinking water service usage in Trinidad and Tobago was 69.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for drinking water service usage?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.