Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0021 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.0021 people per person. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 249.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0021 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 people per person, in 2008.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 214 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0001 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0001 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 people per person | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 people per person | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 people per person | +59.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 people per person | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 people per person | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 people per person | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 people per person | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 people per person | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 people per person | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 people per person | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 people per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 people per person | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 people per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.002 people per person | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 people per person | +7.8% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0021 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 38% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0021 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, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0021 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 people per person in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.