People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0147 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0147 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0147 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 people per person, in 2008.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0109 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0109 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0124 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0136 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0147 people per person | +1.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0147 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 25.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0147 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 people per person | 0.0111 people per person | 0.0134 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 people per person | 0.0136 people per person | 0.0147 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0147 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0147 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 people per person in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.