Number without safe drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number without safe drinking water was 149,141 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without safe drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without safe drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe is 149,141, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without safe drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 149,141 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 106,649, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,971 | 106,649 | 124,047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,687 | 125,903 | 138,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,302 | 139,990 | 149,141 | 5 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2455 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0292 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0789 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without safe drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number without safe drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe was 149,141 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without safe drinking water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 149,141 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without safe drinking water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,649 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number without safe drinking water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without safe drinking water rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without safe drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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