Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0012 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.0012 people per person. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 381.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0012 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 88th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0001 people per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0002 people per person | +133.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 people per person | +57.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 people per person | +36.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 people per person | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 people per person | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 people per person | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 people per person | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 people per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 people per person | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.001 people per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 people per person | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 people per person | +8.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0012 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +133.2% | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0002 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0012 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0012 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.