People using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People using safely managed sanitation services was 38.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services 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 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago is 38.0%, measured in 2024. 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, people using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 38.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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% |
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
- 98 American Samoa 42.9% compare
- 99 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 100 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 103 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 104 Kenya 35.8% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago was 38.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.