Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2024
All-time low
97.4%
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 99.0% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 97.4% | — |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 49 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
- 50 Paraguay 99.1% compare
- 51 Palau 99.1% compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 54 Bangladesh 98.8% compare
- 55 Tonga 98.6% compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Trinidad and Tobago was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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