Sanitation facilities usage in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sanitation facilities usage was 38.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 38.0% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 38.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sanitation facilities usage in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | 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
- 102 American Samoa 42.9% compare
- 103 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 104 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
More population data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7422 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,774 people (2100)
- Population density 175.12 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.861 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0299 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Trinidad and Tobago was 38.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.