People practicing open defecation in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation was 33.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 33.3% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 70.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 57.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 41.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.3% | 39.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People practicing open defecation in Sao Tome and Principe was 33.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.