Water Use Efficiency in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Water Use Efficiency was 8.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.21
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
114th
of 155 countries
All-time high
8.21
in 2021
All-time low
7.22
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Water Use Efficiency in Sao Tome and Principe, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 8.21 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Water Use Efficiency in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.22 | — |
| 2017 | 7.53 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.71 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.85 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.94 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.21 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.21 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.58 | 7.22 | 7.85 | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.14 | 7.94 | 8.21 | 4 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 45.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Water use efficiency in Sao Tome and Principe was 8.21 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.22 in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for water use efficiency?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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