People using improved drinking water sources in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People using improved drinking water sources was 1,355 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1,355 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 12,040 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,355 people, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 143rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,040 people | — |
| 2001 | 11,726 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 11,474 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 11,221 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 10,942 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10,640 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 10,316 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9,970 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 9,598 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 9,199 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8,769 people | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 8,309 people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 7,822 people | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 7,311 people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 6,775 people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 6,216 people | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 5,634 people | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 5,031 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 4,408 people | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 3,768 people | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 3,123 people | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 2,459 people | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 1,737 people | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 1,545 people | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 1,355 people | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,713 people | 9,199 people | 12,040 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,404 people | 3,768 people | 8,769 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,044 people | 1,355 people | 3,123 people | 5 |
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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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Sao Tome and Principe was 1,355 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,040 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 people in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.