Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Sao Tome and Principe

Access to clean water in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 78%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2024 78% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 170of 202
Period maximum 78%2024
Period minimum 69.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–202467.57072.57577.5802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 69.2%2001: 69.6%2002: 70.1%2003: 70.6%2004: 71.1%2005: 71.5%2006: 71.9%2007: 72.4%2008: 72.8%2009: 73.2%2010: 73.6%2011: 73.9%2012: 74.3%2013: 74.7%2014: 75%2015: 75.4%2016: 75.7%2017: 76%2018: 76.3%2019: 76.6%2020: 76.8%2021: 77.1%2022: 77.6%2023: 77.8%2024: 78%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.37 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 78%
World 91.5%
Middle Africa computed 49.1%
Access to clean water — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 78 +0.2 pp
2023 77.8 +0.2 pp
2022 77.6 +0.4 pp
2021 77.1 +0.3 pp
2020 76.8 +0.3 pp
2019 76.6 +0.3 pp
2018 76.3 +0.3 pp
2017 76 +0.3 pp
2016 75.7 +0.3 pp
2015 75.4 +0.3 pp
2014 75 +0.3 pp
2013 74.7 +0.4 pp
2012 74.3 +0.4 pp
2011 73.9 +0.4 pp
2010 73.6 +0.4 pp
2009 73.2 +0.4 pp
2008 72.8 +0.4 pp
2007 72.4 +0.4 pp
2006 71.9 +0.4 pp
2005 71.5 +0.4 pp
2004 71.1 +0.5 pp
2003 70.6 +0.5 pp
2002 70.1 +0.5 pp
2001 69.6 +0.5 pp
2000 69.2

Middle Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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