Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 78.0% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 196th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 71.2% | 69.2% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.6% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.8% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sao Tome and Principe was 78.0% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 196th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.