Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.913 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.913 units per person, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.913 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.963 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.965 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.967 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.968 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.95 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.975 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.987 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +1.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 units per person, 1.0× the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.998 units per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9716 units per person | 0.913 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 units per person | 0.975 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9974 units per person | 0.987 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Ores and metals imports 6.8% (2025)
- Gas production 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.913 units per person in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.