Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 48.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sao Tome and Principe is 48.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 48.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 172nd out of 206 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 | 26.3% | 20.8% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 33.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 47.1% | 48.7% | 5 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -3.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 27.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sao Tome and Principe was 48.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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