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Trinidad and Tobago
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP39.48[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28407.47[$]
Population1.39[millions]
Urbanization53.21[%]
Land Area5191.60[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 69 47.5 10.7
Health 53 54.6 2.2
Air Quality 38 57.2 2.4
PM2.5 128 30.1 -0.8
Household solid fuels 31 89.6 6.5
Ozone 12 96 5.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 71 53.4 1.6
Sanitation 64 60.9 2.9
Drinking water 73 48.3 0.6
Heavy Metals 23 82 6.4
Lead 23 82 6.4
Waste Management 108 10.4 -
Solid waste 108 10.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 108 42.9 16.6
Biodiversity 66 67.8 1.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 47 99.4 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 48 98.8 -
Marine protected areas 107 0.4 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 3 92.2 14
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 92 52.6 -1.8
Ecosystem Services 82 35.9 2.7
Tree cover loss 65 36.4 1.8
Grassland loss 159 31.5 6.4
Wetland loss 145 30.3 14.4
Fisheries 79 11.8 -1.1
Fish Stock Status 56 9.8 -1.4
Marine Trophic Index 50 18.3 -
Fish caught by trawling 37 6.7 -1.8
Climate Change 113 42.1 35.7
CO2 growth rate 59 51.7 51.7
CH4 growth rate 176 3.6 3.6
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 121 45.6 31.4
Black Carbon growth rate 38 85.9 39
CO2 from land cover 33 72 -
GHG intensity trend 170 10.8 -7.3
GHG per capita 172 - -
Pollution Emissions 62 77.9 34.9
SO2 growth rate 1 100 53.9
NOx growth rate 84 55.7 15.8
Agriculture 176 5.2 -0.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 176 5.2 -0.7
Water Resources 89 3.2 -
Wastewater treatment 89 3.2 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
Azerbaijan 46.5
GDP per capita
Portugal 67
Hungary 63.7
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Montenegro 46.3
Thailand 45.4
Bahamas 43.5
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Regulatory Quality
Serbia 55.2
Kuwait 53.6
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Moldova 44.4
Saudi Arabia 44
El Salvador 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Namibia 40.2
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Voice & Accountability
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Belarus 53
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Zambia 34.7
Viet Nam 33.4
Solomon Islands 26.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Small Island Developing States
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominica 44.6
Namibia 40.2
Philippines 38.4
Fiji 34.4
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
TTO