People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 25.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 25.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 25.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 7.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.0% | 25.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Sao Tome and Principe was 25.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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