Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 73.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population 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
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago is 73.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.0% | — |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate -0.3335 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.1% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population 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 of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.