Sao Tome and Principe Electricity Access 2000-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Sao Tome and Principe electricity access for 2022 was 78.00%, a 0.5% decline from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe electricity access for 2021 was 78.50%, a 1.7% increase from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe electricity access for 2020 was 76.80%, a 1.7% increase from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe electricity access for 2019 was 75.10%, a 4.1% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Moldova 100.00%
Tunisia 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Indonesia 100.00%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Bolivia 99.90%
Timor-Leste 99.70%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.70%
Bangladesh 99.40%
India 99.20%
Cabo Verde 97.10%
Pakistan 95.00%
Philippines 94.80%
Honduras 94.40%
Kiribati 94.40%
Cambodia 92.30%
Nicaragua 86.50%
Micronesia 85.30%
Ghana 85.10%
Eswatini 82.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.00%
Kenya 76.00%
Solomon Islands 76.00%
Myanmar 73.70%
Cameroon 71.00%
Vanuatu 70.00%
Djibouti 65.00%
Sudan 63.20%
Nigeria 60.50%
Republic of Congo 50.60%
Lesotho 50.00%
Mauritania 49.00%
Angola 48.50%
Zambia 47.80%
Papua New Guinea 19.00%
Sao Tome and Principe Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 78.00% -0.50%
2021 78.50% 1.70%
2020 76.80% 1.70%
2019 75.10% 4.10%
2018 71.00% -3.30%
2017 74.30% 4.90%
2016 69.40% 2.10%
2015 67.30% -1.30%
2014 68.60% 3.60%
2013 65.00% 7.10%
2012 57.90% -4.70%
2011 62.60% 1.20%
2010 61.40% 4.50%
2009 56.90% -2.20%
2008 59.10% 1.10%
2007 58.00% 1.10%
2006 56.90% 1.10%
2005 55.80% 1.10%
2004 54.70% 1.10%
2003 53.60% 1.10%
2002 52.50% 1.00%
2001 51.50% -1.40%
2000 52.90% -1.40%