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Sao Tome and Principe: People using at least basic sanitation services

48.68percent · 2024+24.9% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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. Annual figures for Sao Tome and Principe from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202448.679
202348.609
202248.535
202148.457
202047.108
201945.758
201844.406
201743.053
201641.698
201540.343
201438.986
201337.628
201236.269
201134.91
201033.554
200932.203
200830.857
200729.517
200628.184
200526.858
200425.54
200324.339
200223.139
200121.947
200020.79

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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