People using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People using improved drinking water sources was 6,681 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 6,681 people. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7,744 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,681 people, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 125th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,571 people | — |
| 2006 | 7,613 people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,656 people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7,699 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,744 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,681 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,621 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7,562 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,501 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7,436 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7,366 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,293 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7,221 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,230 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,182 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7,044 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6,955 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6,872 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,782 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6,681 people | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,657 people | 7,571 people | 7,744 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 7,409 people | 7,182 people | 7,681 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,867 people | 6,681 people | 7,044 people | 5 |
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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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0001 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago was 6,681 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7,744 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,681 people in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.