Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 126th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 25.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.6% | 36.7% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe was 36.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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