Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 263.11 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 263.11 units per square kilometre for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 266.58 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 234.88 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 234.88 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 248.83 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 250.56 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 252.34 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 253.87 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 239.72 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 253.01 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 254.03 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 255.09 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 252.83 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 256.86 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 252.4 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 260.27 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 261.32 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 262.25 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 263.09 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 263.92 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 264.45 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 264.95 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 265.88 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 266.42 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 266.58 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 266.24 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 263.11 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.52 units per square kilometre | 234.88 units per square kilometre | 255.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 261.54 units per square kilometre | 252.4 units per square kilometre | 265.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.59 units per square kilometre | 263.11 units per square kilometre | 266.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 40 Saint Lucia 293.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 283.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Kuwait 272.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Seychelles 260.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 British Virgin Islands 259.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 259.8 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Trinidad and Tobago was 263.11 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 266.58 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.88 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.