Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 98.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago is 98.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.3% | — |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 91.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Trinidad and Tobago was 98.7% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.