Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Sao Tome and Principe

Access to basic sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 48.7%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.9 pp.

2024 48.7% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 158of 193
Period maximum 48.7%2024
Period minimum 20.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 20.8%2001: 21.9%2002: 23.1%2003: 24.3%2004: 25.5%2005: 26.9%2006: 28.2%2007: 29.5%2008: 30.9%2009: 32.2%2010: 33.6%2011: 34.9%2012: 36.3%2013: 37.6%2014: 39%2015: 40.3%2016: 41.7%2017: 43.1%2018: 44.4%2019: 45.8%2020: 47.1%2021: 48.5%2022: 48.5%2023: 48.6%2024: 48.7%
Change over the period: +27.9 pp Annual average: 1.16 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 48.7%
World 82.2%
Middle Africa computed 21.9%
Access to basic sanitation — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48.7 +0.1 pp
2023 48.6 +0.1 pp
2022 48.5 +0.1 pp
2021 48.5 +1.3 pp
2020 47.1 +1.4 pp
2019 45.8 +1.4 pp
2018 44.4 +1.4 pp
2017 43.1 +1.4 pp
2016 41.7 +1.4 pp
2015 40.3 +1.4 pp
2014 39 +1.4 pp
2013 37.6 +1.4 pp
2012 36.3 +1.4 pp
2011 34.9 +1.4 pp
2010 33.6 +1.4 pp
2009 32.2 +1.3 pp
2008 30.9 +1.3 pp
2007 29.5 +1.3 pp
2006 28.2 +1.3 pp
2005 26.9 +1.3 pp
2004 25.5 +1.2 pp
2003 24.3 +1.2 pp
2002 23.1 +1.2 pp
2001 21.9 +1.2 pp
2000 20.8

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.