People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 0.2% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2007
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago, 2007–2015

00.050.10.150.22007201120152007: 0.218 lowest2008: 0.218 lowest2009: 0.218 lowest2010: 0.218 lowest2011: 0.218 lowest2012: 0.218 lowest2013: 0.218 lowest2014: 0.218 lowest2015: 0.218 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2007 to 2015.
Year lowest Change
2007 0.2%
2008 0.2% +0.0%
2009 0.2% +0.0%
2010 0.2% +0.0%
2011 0.2% +0.0%
2012 0.2% +0.0%
2013 0.2% +0.0%
2014 0.2% +0.0%
2015 0.2% +0.0%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 77 Comoros 0.6% compare
  2. 78 Thailand 0.5% compare
  3. 79 Uruguay 0.5% compare
  4. 81 Jordan 0.2% compare
  5. 82 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
  6. 83 Costa Rica 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

More health data for Trinidad and Tobago

All data for Trinidad and Tobago →

Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2015.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago. Statizoid. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-practicing-open-defecation-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q1-lowest/trinidad-and-tobago/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-practicing-open-defecation-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q1-lowest/trinidad-and-tobago/">People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed