Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Trinidad and Tobago is 99.3%, measured 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 85th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Trinidad and Tobago was 99.3% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 85th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.