Urban population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Urban population with improved water was 79.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urban population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 79.33 for urban population with improved water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 79.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.19, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 76.1 | 75.19 | 76.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.95 | 77.16 | 78.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.18 | 78.87 | 79.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 173 Cameroon 81.56 compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 81.49 compare
- 175 Uganda 79.99 compare
- 177 Madagascar 78.21 compare
- 178 Equatorial Guinea 78.08 compare
- 179 Chad 77.86 compare
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 27.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Urban population with improved water in Sao Tome and Principe was 79.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population with improved water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 79.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest urban population with improved water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.19 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for urban population with improved water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban population with improved water rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Urban population with improved water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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