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 99.6% 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).
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 99.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.6% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 13 Palestine, State of 99.8% compare
- 14 Belarus 99.8% compare
- 15 Egypt 99.7% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 99.4% compare
- 18 Serbia 99.3% compare
- 19 Montenegro 99.3% compare
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.4238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
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 99.6% 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 99.6% 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 95.0% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th 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 2.2%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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