Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Urban improved water access vs rural water access was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
88.92
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.92, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.92 | — |
| 2001 | 89.43 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.93 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.44 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.95 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 91.46 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.97 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.48 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.99 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.01 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.52 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.03 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.54 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.05 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.56 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.07 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.58 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.09 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.59 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.1 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.61 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.21 | 88.92 | 93.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3 | 94.01 | 98.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.74 | 99.1 | 100 | 5 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0024 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 45.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Sao Tome and Principe was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.92 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for urban improved water access vs rural water access?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban improved water access vs rural water access rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban improved water access vs rural water access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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