Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 33.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 33.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 70.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 57.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 41.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.3% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.7% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 45.3% compare
- 7 Namibia 34.7% compare
- 8 Liberia 33.9% compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 7.9% compare
- 10 Cabo Verde 3.4% compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.4% compare
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147,061 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.44 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,781 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7561 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,781 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6244 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sao Tome and Principe was 33.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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