Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Sao Tome and Principe

Access to electricity in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 77.7%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 24.8 pp.

2024 77.7% −3.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 172of 215
Period maximum 81.3%2023
Period minimum 51.5%2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–202450607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 52.9%2001: 51.5%2002: 52.5%2003: 53.6%2004: 54.7%2005: 55.8%2006: 56.9%2007: 58%2008: 59.1%2009: 56.9%2010: 61.4%2011: 62.6%2012: 57.9%2013: 65%2014: 68.6%2015: 67.3%2016: 69.4%2017: 74.3%2018: 71%2019: 75.1%2020: 76.8%2021: 78.5%2022: 78%2023: 81.3%2024: 77.7%
Change over the period: +24.8 pp Annual average: 1.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 77.7%
World 91.9%
Middle Africa computed 36.4%
Access to electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.7 −3.6 pp
2023 81.3 +3.3 pp
2022 78 −0.5 pp
2021 78.5 +1.7 pp
2020 76.8 +1.7 pp
2019 75.1 +4.1 pp
2018 71 −3.3 pp
2017 74.3 +4.9 pp
2016 69.4 +2.1 pp
2015 67.3 −1.3 pp
2014 68.6 +3.6 pp
2013 65 +7.1 pp
2012 57.9 −4.7 pp
2011 62.6 +1.2 pp
2010 61.4 +4.5 pp
2009 56.9 −2.2 pp
2008 59.1 +1.1 pp
2007 58 +1.1 pp
2006 56.9 +1.1 pp
2005 55.8 +1.1 pp
2004 54.7 +1.1 pp
2003 53.6 +1.1 pp
2002 52.5 +1 pp
2001 51.5 −1.4 pp
2000 52.9

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.