People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 35.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 35.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 35.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sao Tome and Principe was 35.5% 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 using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.