People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 934,521 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago is 934,521 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 934,521 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 852,052 people, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 91st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 852,052 people | — |
| 2006 | 856,553 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 861,068 people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 865,602 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 870,308 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 874,300 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 878,764 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 883,504 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 888,215 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 892,650 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 896,772 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 900,700 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 904,817 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 919,512 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 927,315 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 923,650 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 926,503 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 930,210 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 933,084 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 934,521 people | +0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 934,521 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people, 1.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 934,521 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06 million people, 23% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 861,117 people | 852,052 people | 870,308 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 896,655 people | 874,300 people | 927,315 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 929,594 people | 923,650 people | 934,521 people | 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago was 934,521 people 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 people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 934,521 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 852,052 people in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 91st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.