Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 32.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 100 countries
All-time high
32.05
in 2021
All-time low
9.08
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024

10152025302000201220242000: 9.12001: 102002: 10.92003: 11.92004: 12.82005: 13.82006: 14.82007: 15.82008: 16.82009: 17.92010: 192011: 20.12012: 21.22013: 22.32014: 23.42015: 24.62016: 25.82017: 272018: 28.22019: 29.52020: 30.82021: 322022: 322023: 322024: 32

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Sao Tome and Principe is 32.05, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 32.05 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.08, in 2000.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 68th of 100 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.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 9.08 —
2001 10.01 +10.2%
2002 10.94 +9.3%
2003 11.86 +8.5%
2004 12.79 +7.8%
2005 13.77 +7.7%
2006 14.77 +7.3%
2007 15.79 +6.9%
2008 16.83 +6.6%
2009 17.88 +6.3%
2010 18.96 +6.0%
2011 20.05 +5.8%
2012 21.17 +5.6%
2013 22.3 +5.4%
2014 23.45 +5.2%
2015 24.62 +5.0%
2016 25.81 +4.8%
2017 27.02 +4.7%
2018 28.25 +4.5%
2019 29.5 +4.4%
2020 30.76 +4.3%
2021 32.05 +4.2%
2022 32.05 +0.0%
2023 32.05 +0.0%
2024 32.05 +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 32.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 32.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.37 9.08 17.88 10
2010s 24.11 18.96 29.5 10
2020s 31.79 30.76 32.05 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 65 Suriname 33.95 compare
  2. 66 Senegal 32.62 compare
  3. 67 Palestine 32.57 compare
  4. 69 Zambia 31.28 compare
  5. 70 Zimbabwe 29.98 compare
  6. 71 Serbia 29.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Sao Tome and Principe?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Sao Tome and Principe was 32.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 32.05 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 9.08 in 2000.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 68th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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