Trinidad and Tobago exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Trinidad and Tobago in Caribbean Central America, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 7.3K | 0.0M | $3.1B | 1.68% | 0.00% | 6.17% |
| IND | 21.4K | 0.0M | $6.3B | 4.89% | 0.00% | 12.64% |
| RES | 408.6K | 1.5M | $40.4B | 93.43% | 100.00% | 81.19% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Trinidad and Tobago.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Trinidad and Tobago.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Trinidad and Tobago.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Tunapuna-Piarco | 66.3K | 247.1K | $7.7B | 15.15% | 16.35% | 15.48% |
| San Juan-Laventille | 44.2K | 166.6K | $5.8B | 10.11% | 11.02% | 11.65% |
| Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo | 53.2K | 198.2K | $5.5B | 12.16% | 13.12% | 11.15% |
| Port of Spain | 26.5K | 54.0K | $4.1B | 6.06% | 3.57% | 8.29% |
| Diego Martin | 31.2K | 113.5K | $4.0B | 7.13% | 7.51% | 8.00% |
| Chaguanas | 27.3K | 98.6K | $3.2B | 6.24% | 6.52% | 6.52% |
| San Fernando | 25.0K | 80.4K | $3.2B | 5.71% | 5.32% | 6.43% |
| Penal-Debe | 29.4K | 106.4K | $2.9B | 6.72% | 7.04% | 5.76% |
| Princes Town | 29.1K | 89.6K | $2.7B | 6.67% | 5.93% | 5.35% |
| Siparia | 27.0K | 89.8K | $2.5B | 6.18% | 5.94% | 4.99% |
| Tobago | 21.5K | 68.9K | $2.5B | 4.92% | 4.56% | 4.94% |
| Sangre Grande | 23.9K | 83.7K | $2.3B | 5.47% | 5.54% | 4.53% |
| Arima | 13.1K | 47.3K | $1.6B | 2.99% | 3.13% | 3.16% |
| Mayaro-Rio Claro | 11.3K | 39.7K | $1.0B | 2.58% | 2.63% | 1.96% |
| Point Fortin | 8.4K | 27.5K | $0.9B | 1.92% | 1.82% | 1.80% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Trinidad and Tobago.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 31,556 | 122.3K | $7,005.5M | 7.22% | 8.09% | 14.07% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 31,556 | 122.3K | $7,005.5M | 7.22% | 8.09% | 14.07% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 58,745 | 230.4K | $5,033.1M | 13.43% | 15.24% | 10.11% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 61,991 | 203.3K | $3,540.9M | 14.18% | 13.46% | 7.11% | |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 25,924 | 84.9K | $3,197.2M | 5.93% | 5.62% | 6.42% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 25,924 | 84.9K | $3,197.2M | 5.93% | 5.62% | 6.42% | |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 5,328 | 0.0K | $2,363.2M | 1.22% | 0.00% | 4.75% | |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 541 | 0.0K | $1,626.3M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 3.27% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 13,730 | 52.9K | $1,428.7M | 3.14% | 3.50% | 2.87% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 24,244 | 79.2K | $1,401.6M | 5.54% | 5.24% | 2.82% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 12,822 | 50.1K | $1,334.2M | 2.93% | 3.32% | 2.68% | |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 24,762 | 96.4K | $1,310.4M | 5.66% | 6.38% | 2.63% |
| W+WS/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 34,956 | 114.4K | $1,233.2M | 7.99% | 7.57% | 2.48% | |
| W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IRI(SOS)/RES | RES | 20,466 | 79.6K | $1,083.0M | 4.68% | 5.27% | 2.18% | |
| W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 28,115 | 92.0K | $991.9M | 6.43% | 6.09% | 1.99% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 3,589 | 22.5K | $889.5M | 0.82% | 1.49% | 1.79% |
| MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 3,589 | 22.5K | $889.5M | 0.82% | 1.49% | 1.79% | |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 243 | 0.0K | $730.9M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 1.47% |
| S+SR/LFBR/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 243 | 0.0K | $730.9M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 1.47% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 515 | 0.0K | $606.3M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 1.22% |
| S | S+SR/LFBR/CDH+ERH/H:7/COM | COM | 19 | 0.0K | $544.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.09% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 968 | 0.0K | $506.1M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 1.02% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 8,699 | 0.0K | $451.0M | 1.99% | 0.00% | 0.91% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDH+ERH/H:7/COM | COM | 14 | 0.0K | $401.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.81% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6,312 | 0.0K | $389.5M | 1.44% | 0.00% | 0.78% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 2,834 | 0.0K | $370.5M | 0.65% | 0.00% | 0.74% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 2,216 | 13.9K | $257.2M | 0.51% | 0.92% | 0.52% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:5/RES | RES | 356 | 13.9K | $256.5M | 0.08% | 0.92% | 0.52% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4/RES | RES | 443 | 13.9K | $256.4M | 0.10% | 0.92% | 0.52% | |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 492 | 0.0K | $227.0M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.46% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,283 | 0.0K | $154.9M | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 244 | 0.0K | $117.7M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.24% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 913 | 0.0K | $107.4M | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,948 | 6.3K | $73.6M | 0.45% | 0.42% | 0.15% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,626 | 5.4K | $38.9M | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.08% |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 62 | 0.0K | $36.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |