São Tomé and Principe - Access to basic drinking water services
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in São Tomé and Principe was 74.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 74.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 61.11 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.11 |
| 2001 | 61.84 |
| 2002 | 62.57 |
| 2003 | 63.28 |
| 2004 | 63.99 |
| 2005 | 64.69 |
| 2006 | 65.38 |
| 2007 | 66.07 |
| 2008 | 66.75 |
| 2009 | 67.42 |
| 2010 | 68.08 |
| 2011 | 68.73 |
| 2012 | 69.38 |
| 2013 | 70.02 |
| 2014 | 70.66 |
| 2015 | 71.28 |
| 2016 | 71.90 |
| 2017 | 72.51 |
| 2018 | 73.12 |
| 2019 | 73.71 |
| 2020 | 74.30 |
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in São Tomé and Principe was 79.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.27 in 2017, while its lowest value was 74.15 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.15 |
| 2001 | 74.54 |
| 2002 | 74.93 |
| 2003 | 75.31 |
| 2004 | 75.69 |
| 2005 | 76.06 |
| 2006 | 76.43 |
| 2007 | 76.80 |
| 2008 | 77.16 |
| 2009 | 77.52 |
| 2010 | 77.88 |
| 2011 | 78.23 |
| 2012 | 78.58 |
| 2013 | 78.93 |
| 2014 | 79.27 |
| 2015 | 79.61 |
| 2016 | 79.94 |
| 2017 | 80.27 |
| 2018 | 80.08 |
| 2019 | 79.83 |
| 2020 | 79.58 |
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in São Tomé and Principe was 78.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 68.08 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.08 |
| 2001 | 68.75 |
| 2002 | 69.43 |
| 2003 | 70.11 |
| 2004 | 70.77 |
| 2005 | 71.42 |
| 2006 | 72.05 |
| 2007 | 72.67 |
| 2008 | 73.27 |
| 2009 | 73.87 |
| 2010 | 74.44 |
| 2011 | 75.01 |
| 2012 | 75.56 |
| 2013 | 76.10 |
| 2014 | 76.62 |
| 2015 | 77.12 |
| 2016 | 77.62 |
| 2017 | 78.10 |
| 2018 | 78.19 |
| 2019 | 78.21 |
| 2020 | 78.23 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
