People without electricity country, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.223 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.223 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.485 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.187 units 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.471 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.485 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.475 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.464 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.453 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.442 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.431 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.42 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.409 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.431 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.386 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.374 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.421 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.35 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.314 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.327 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.306 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.257 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.29 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.249 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.232 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.215 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.22 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.187 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.223 units per person | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4481 units per person | 0.409 units per person | 0.485 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3274 units per person | 0.249 units per person | 0.421 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2154 units per person | 0.187 units per person | 0.232 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.223 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.485 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 units per person in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.