Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 73.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sao Tome and Principe is 73.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 62.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 66.9% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.0% | 73.4% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sao Tome and Principe was 73.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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