Population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 28.3% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 30.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 72nd of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.5% | — |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -0.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.3%, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 49% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.3% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago was 28.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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