People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 87.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe is 87.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 87.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 72.6% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 81.9% | 87.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 81 Zambia 88.7% compare
- 82 Congo 88.4% compare
- 83 Gambia 87.7% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 87.3% compare
- 86 Guinea-Bissau 87.2% compare
- 87 Mauritania 86.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe was 87.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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