People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.4554 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.4554 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.7504 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4554 people per person, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7504 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7365 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7224 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7082 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.694 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6798 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6657 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6516 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6375 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6234 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6093 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5953 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5813 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5674 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5535 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5397 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5259 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5122 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4986 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.485 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4715 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4581 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4571 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4562 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4554 people per person | -0.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4554 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4554 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6869 people per person | 0.6234 people per person | 0.7504 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5468 people per person | 0.485 people per person | 0.6093 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4597 people per person | 0.4554 people per person | 0.4715 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4554 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7504 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4554 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.