People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 98.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 98.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.3% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago was 98.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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