Basic sanitation access in São Tomé and Príncipe

48.7% of people in São Tomé and Príncipe used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2024 48.7% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 48.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 158th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in São Tomé and Príncipe over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period São Tomé and PríncipeWorld
2024 48.7% 82.2%
2023 48.6% 81.5%
2022 48.5% 80.4%
2021 48.5% 79.4%
2020 47.1% 78.3%
2019 45.8% 77.2%
2018 44.4% 76.0%
2017 43.1% 74.9%
2016 41.7% 73.8%
2015 40.3% 72.6%
2014 39.0% 71.4%
2013 37.6% 70.2%
2012 36.3% 68.9%
2011 34.9% 67.8%
2010 33.6% 66.7%
2009 32.2% 65.5%
2008 30.9% 64.3%
2007 29.5% 63.1%
2006 28.2% 61.9%
2005 26.9% 60.7%
2004 25.5% 59.6%
2003 24.3% 58.4%
2002 23.1% 57.3%
2001 21.9% 55.6%
2000 20.8% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 48.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.0%, the figure has changed by +9.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, São Tomé and Príncipe has the 158th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for São Tomé and Príncipe
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene