People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 28.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 30.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2024.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 73rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.5% | — |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -0.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.3%, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.7%, 54% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.3% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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, rural in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Trinidad and Tobago was 28.3% 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, rural recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural (% of rural 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.