6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value was 1.88 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.88 % for 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.88 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.79 %, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.86 % | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.93 % | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1 % | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 % | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 % | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2 % | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.27 % | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 % | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4 % | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.47 % | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 % | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.61 % | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.67 % | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.74 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.81 % | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.88 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 % | 0.79 % | 1.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 % | 1.47 % | 1.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 % | 1.88 % | 1.88 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -28.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 % in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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