Number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Number without clean cooking fuel was 220,251 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
220,251
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
99th
of 189 countries
All-time high
220,251
in 2023
All-time low
143,586
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201120232000: 143.6k2001: 145.9k2002: 149.3k2003: 153.2k2004: 156.9k2005: 160.7k2006: 164.6k2007: 168.5k2008: 172.4k2009: 176.1k2010: 179.8k2011: 183.2k2012: 186.6k2013: 189.9k2014: 193.0k2015: 196.1k2016: 199.0k2017: 201.6k2018: 204.1k2019: 206.6k2020: 209.8k2021: 213.3k2022: 216.8k2023: 220.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe is 220,251, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 220,251 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 143,586, in 2000.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 143,586 —
2001 145,936 +1.6%
2002 149,322 +2.3%
2003 153,199 +2.6%
2004 156,916 +2.4%
2005 160,669 +2.4%
2006 164,644 +2.5%
2007 168,512 +2.3%
2008 172,403 +2.3%
2009 176,074 +2.1%
2010 179,802 +2.1%
2011 183,236 +1.9%
2012 186,597 +1.8%
2013 189,864 +1.8%
2014 193,028 +1.7%
2015 196,085 +1.6%
2016 199,004 +1.5%
2017 201,589 +1.3%
2018 204,092 +1.2%
2019 206,563 +1.2%
2020 209,825 +1.6%
2021 213,305 +1.7%
2022 216,800 +1.6%
2023 220,251 +1.6%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 220,251 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 220,251 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 159,126 143,586 176,074 10
2010s 193,986 179,802 206,563 10
2020s 215,045 209,825 220,251 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 96 Georgia 252,653 compare
  2. 97 Montenegro 240,682 compare
  3. 98 Iraq 225,370 compare
  4. 100 Gabon 213,692 compare
  5. 101 Jamaica 198,785 compare
  6. 102 Costa Rica 173,588 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Sao Tome and Principe was 220,251 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 220,251 in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 143,586 in 2000.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Number without clean cooking fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number without clean cooking fuel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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