People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 93.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 93.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 95.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.8% | — |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.0% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.1% | 93.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago was 93.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.