Sao Tome and Principe
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)
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.
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Analytical takeaways
- Sao Tome and Principe records 73 for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, ranking #128 globally out of 168 countries.
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) increased from 62 in 2000 to 73 in 2024, a gain of 11.
- The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.
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