People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 82.6% 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 rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 82.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.6% | — |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 82.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.4%, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 82.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 5 |
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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 82.6% 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 82.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2018.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 113 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 unchanged. 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, rural (% of rural 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.