Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — Sao Tome and Principe

Safely managed sanitation in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 34.7%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.5 pp.

2024 34.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 101of 141
Period maximum 34.7%2024
Period minimum 13.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 13.2%2001: 14.2%2002: 15.3%2003: 16.3%2004: 17.4%2005: 18.4%2006: 19.4%2007: 20.4%2008: 21.4%2009: 22.4%2010: 23.4%2011: 24.5%2012: 25.5%2013: 26.5%2014: 27.5%2015: 28.5%2016: 29.5%2017: 30.6%2018: 31.6%2019: 32.6%2020: 33.6%2021: 34.6%2022: 34.6%2023: 34.7%2024: 34.7%
Change over the period: +21.5 pp Annual average: 0.9 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 34.7%
World 58.5%
Safely managed sanitation — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.7 +0 pp
2023 34.7 +0 pp
2022 34.6 +0 pp
2021 34.6 +1 pp
2020 33.6 +1 pp
2019 32.6 +1 pp
2018 31.6 +1 pp
2017 30.6 +1 pp
2016 29.5 +1 pp
2015 28.5 +1 pp
2014 27.5 +1 pp
2013 26.5 +1 pp
2012 25.5 +1 pp
2011 24.5 +1 pp
2010 23.4 +1 pp
2009 22.4 +1 pp
2008 21.4 +1 pp
2007 20.4 +1 pp
2006 19.4 +1 pp
2005 18.4 +1 pp
2004 17.4 +1.1 pp
2003 16.3 +1.1 pp
2002 15.3 +1.1 pp
2001 14.2 +1 pp
2000 13.2

Middle Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.

Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.

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