Sanitation facilities usage in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sanitation facilities usage was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage in Sao Tome and Principe is 34.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 13.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 23.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.6% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 110 Mozambique 33.9% compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 112 Naoero 33.2% compare
More population data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -8.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,182 people (2100)
- Population density 556.27 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.518 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Sao Tome and Principe was 34.7% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.