Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 38.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 38.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 38.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2009.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 105th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.0% | — |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 38.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 41% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 38.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 37.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 36.9% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.6% | 38.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 102 American Samoa 42.9% compare
- 103 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 104 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago was 38.0% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.