Trinidad and Tobago
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 5,130 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 11% agriculture, 44% forest and 45% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 1,531,044 people (2022)
- Population density: 273 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 49% lives in urban areas and 43% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 33,199,395,209 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 21,684 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 56% from services and 42% from industry (2019 - 2021)
SDG 6 snapshot in Trinidad And Tobago
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Trinidad And Tobago, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Trinidad And Tobago, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad And Tobago, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Trinidad And Tobago, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Trinidad And Tobago, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Trinidad And Tobago (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Trinidad And Tobago, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Trinidad And Tobago (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Trinidad And Tobago, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,200 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 2,805 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 286 m3 per capita (2011)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Trinidad And Tobago, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Trinidad And Tobago, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Trinidad And Tobago, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Trinidad And Tobago, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Trinidad And Tobago, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)