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
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More energy & mining data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2023)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.