People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 84.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Trinidad and Tobago, 2018–2024
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Trinidad and Tobago is 84.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 84.1% | — |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 84.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 89% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 84.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Trinidad and Tobago was 84.1% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2018.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.