Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 39.9% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 39.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 174 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 | 17.9% | 13.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 24.4% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.4% | 39.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.96 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 2.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 88.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39.26 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sao Tome and Principe was 39.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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