Rural without improved water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Rural without improved water was 3,680 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural without improved water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3,680 for rural without improved water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 18,260 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,680, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,446 | 12,587 | 18,260 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,003 | 6,227 | 11,923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,675 | 3,680 | 5,689 | 5 |
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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 rural without improved water in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Rural without improved water in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,680 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 18,260 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,680 in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for rural without improved water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved water rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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