Rural population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Rural population with improved water was 73.35 in 2024. β² Rising
Rural population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 73.35 for rural population with improved water 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, rural population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.31, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd of 176 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 | 64.43 | 62.31 | 66.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.79 | 66.92 | 70.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.07 | 70.97 | 73.35 | 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 rural population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Rural population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe was 73.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural population with improved water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 73.35 in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural population with improved water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.31 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for rural population with improved water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population with improved water 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Rural population with improved water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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