Trinidad and Tobago

Country in Americas

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 46. Electricity from renewables: 0.1% (2021). World rank 199 of 206 (1 = best); in Americas, 43 of 44. Electricity from fossil fuels: 99.9% (2024). World rank 205 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 44 of 45. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 62.4% → 82.2%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 139 → 119, and home broadband per 100 people 17.5 → 27.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 82.2% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 119 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 27 2024
Internet domain: .tt

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 6,816 2024
Renewable share of energy use: 0.5% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 0.1% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 99.9% 2024
Mains voltage: 115 V
Plug types: A, B

Transport

Driving side: Left
Air passengers per year: 2,028,649 2023
Airports: 3 2025
Railways, km: No data

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 0.1% 2022
Researchers per million people: 493 2022
Scientific articles per year: 246 2023
Patent applications by residents: 3 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 0.2% 2024