Share using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share using safely managed drinking water was 69.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water 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
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 69.4% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.4% | — |
| 2006 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 69.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 70% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 69.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.4% | 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago was 69.4% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.