Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0994 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0994 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.3785 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0994 people per person, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3785 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3635 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.347 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3307 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3149 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2994 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2845 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.27 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2559 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2424 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2292 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2166 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2044 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1928 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1819 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1715 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1616 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1523 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1434 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.135 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1271 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1196 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1125 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1057 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0994 people per person | -6.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0994 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0994 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3087 people per person | 0.2424 people per person | 0.3785 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1789 people per person | 0.135 people per person | 0.2292 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1129 people per person | 0.0994 people per person | 0.1271 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0994 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3785 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0994 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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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Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.