Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago is 28.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 |
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- Population density 175.12 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad and Tobago was 28.3% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.