Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.223 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.223 people per person.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.485 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.187 people per person, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.471 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.485 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.475 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.464 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.453 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.442 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.431 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.42 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.409 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.431 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.386 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.374 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.421 people per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.35 people per person | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.314 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.327 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.306 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.257 people per person | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.29 people per person | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.249 people per person | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.232 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.215 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.22 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.187 people per person | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.223 people per person | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4481 people per person | 0.409 people per person | 0.485 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3274 people per person | 0.249 people per person | 0.421 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2154 people per person | 0.187 people per person | 0.232 people 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.223 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.485 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 people per person in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.