People not using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People not using improved drinking water sources was 7,336 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago is 7,336 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 9,141 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,336 people, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,037 people | 8,935 people | 9,141 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 8,555 people | 8,118 people | 9,034 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,634 people | 7,336 people | 7,920 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0076 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0118 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago was 7,336 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 9,141 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,336 people in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.