People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural was 84.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 84.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 84.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 84.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.2%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 84.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.9%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9% | 66.6% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 78.4% | 84.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe was 84.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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