Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 34.7% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 109th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 34.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 34.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 13.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 23.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.6% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 110 Mozambique 33.9% compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 112 Nauru 33.2% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe was 34.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.