Sao Tome and Principe Clean Water Access 2000-2023

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
  • Sao Tome and Principe clean water access for 2020 was 36.17%, a 0.34% increase from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe clean water access for 2019 was 35.83%, a 0.35% increase from 2018.
  • Sao Tome and Principe clean water access for 2018 was 35.48%, a 0.38% increase from 2017.
  • Sao Tome and Principe clean water access for 2017 was 35.10%, a 0.57% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Ukraine 89.02%
Morocco 79.95%
West Bank and Gaza 79.70%
Tunisia 79.29%
Moldova 74.07%
Kyrgyz Republic 70.09%
Georgia 66.35%
Myanmar 58.83%
Uzbekistan 58.83%
Bangladesh 58.51%
Nicaragua 55.52%
Philippines 47.46%
Republic of Congo 45.90%
Ghana 41.41%
Bhutan 36.65%
Sao Tome and Principe 36.17%
Pakistan 35.84%
Mongolia 30.06%
Lesotho 28.91%
Cambodia 27.76%
Nigeria 21.67%
Lao PDR 17.68%
Kiribati 14.69%
Sao Tome and Principe Clean Water Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 36.17% 0.34%
2019 35.83% 0.35%
2018 35.48% 0.38%
2017 35.10% 0.57%
2016 34.54% 0.57%
2015 33.97% 0.57%
2014 33.40% 0.57%
2013 32.82% 0.58%
2012 32.25% 0.58%
2011 31.67% 0.58%
2010 31.09% 0.57%
2009 30.52% 0.57%
2008 29.95% 0.57%
2007 29.38% 0.56%
2006 28.82% 0.56%
2005 28.26% 0.56%
2004 27.70% 0.56%
2003 27.14% 0.55%
2002 26.59% 0.54%
2001 26.05% 0.51%
2000 25.54% 0.51%