Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 25.43 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe is 25.43 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 56.77 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.43 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.77 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 55.42 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 54.2 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 52.99 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 51.72 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 50.42 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 49.09 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.72 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 46.33 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 44.9 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.41 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 41.88 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 40.33 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 38.8 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 37.27 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 35.77 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 34.29 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 32.83 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 31.4 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 30.02 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.79 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 27.65 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 26.51 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 25.43 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.96 people per square kilometre | 44.9 people per square kilometre | 56.77 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6 people per square kilometre | 30.02 people per square kilometre | 43.41 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1 people per square kilometre | 25.43 people per square kilometre | 28.79 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 5 Nigeria 35.73 people per square kilometre compare
- 6 Kiribati 34.38 people per square kilometre compare
- 7 Pakistan 28.55 people per square kilometre compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 25.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 20.11 people per square kilometre compare
- 11 Ghana 18.6 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 25.43 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.77 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.