Safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago

38.0% of people in Trinidad and Tobago used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.

Measure: People using safely managed sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Trinidad and Tobago, 2024 38.0% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 37.9%
World, 2024 58.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 97th of 141 See the full ranking

Safely managed sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Trinidad and TobagoWorld
2024 38.0% 58.5%
2023 37.9% 57.8%
2022 37.8% 57.0%
2021 37.7% 56.1%
2020 37.6% 55.2%
2019 37.6% 54.2%
2018 37.5% 52.8%
2017 37.4% 51.3%
2016 37.3% 49.9%
2015 37.3% 48.4%
2014 37.2% 46.9%
2013 37.1% 45.5%
2012 37.1% 44.1%
2011 37.0% 42.8%
2010 36.9% 41.5%
2009 36.9% 40.2%
2008 36.9% 38.9%
2007 36.9% 37.6%
2006 37.0% 36.3%
2005 37.0% 35.1%
2004 – 34.0%
2003 – 32.8%
2002 – 31.7%
2001 – 31.7%
2000 – 31.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 37.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 37.2%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Trinidad and Tobago has the 97th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.SMSS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Trinidad and Tobago
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene