Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.777 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.777 units per person
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
171st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.813 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.515 units per person
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.529 units per person2001: 0.515 units per person2002: 0.525 units per person2003: 0.536 units per person2004: 0.547 units per person2005: 0.558 units per person2006: 0.569 units per person2007: 0.58 units per person2008: 0.591 units per person2009: 0.569 units per person2010: 0.614 units per person2011: 0.626 units per person2012: 0.579 units per person2013: 0.65 units per person2014: 0.686 units per person2015: 0.673 units per person2016: 0.694 units per person2017: 0.743 units per person2018: 0.71 units per person2019: 0.751 units per person2020: 0.768 units per person2021: 0.785 units per person2022: 0.78 units per person2023: 0.813 units per person2024: 0.777 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.777 units per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.813 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.515 units per person, in 2001.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
2000 0.529 units per person
2001 0.515 units per person -2.6%
2002 0.525 units per person +1.9%
2003 0.536 units per person +2.1%
2004 0.547 units per person +2.1%
2005 0.558 units per person +2.0%
2006 0.569 units per person +2.0%
2007 0.58 units per person +1.9%
2008 0.591 units per person +1.9%
2009 0.569 units per person -3.7%
2010 0.614 units per person +7.9%
2011 0.626 units per person +2.0%
2012 0.579 units per person -7.5%
2013 0.65 units per person +12.3%
2014 0.686 units per person +5.5%
2015 0.673 units per person -1.9%
2016 0.694 units per person +3.1%
2017 0.743 units per person +7.1%
2018 0.71 units per person -4.4%
2019 0.751 units per person +5.8%
2020 0.768 units per person +2.3%
2021 0.785 units per person +2.2%
2022 0.78 units per person -0.6%
2023 0.813 units per person +4.2%
2024 0.777 units per person -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5519 units per person 0.515 units per person 0.591 units per person 10
2010s 0.6726 units per person 0.579 units per person 0.751 units per person 10
2020s 0.7846 units per person 0.768 units per person 0.813 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 168 Solomon Islands 0.815 units per person compare
  2. 169 Myanmar 0.804 units per person compare
  3. 170 Botswana 0.802 units per person compare
  4. 172 Libya 0.774 units per person compare
  5. 173 Kenya 0.77 units per person compare
  6. 174 Côte d'Ivoire 0.729 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.777 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.813 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.515 units per person in 2001.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.