People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 461,845 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 461,845 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 461,845 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 414,269 people, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 418,795 people | 414,269 people | 423,384 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 438,817 people | 425,813 people | 455,887 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 458,432 people | 454,546 people | 461,845 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Trinidad and Tobago was 461,845 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 461,845 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 414,269 people in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.