Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 40.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe is 40.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 40.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.0% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.8% | 40.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Sao Tome and Principe was 40.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.