Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 10.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 10.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 13.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.54, in 2022.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 198th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.33 | — |
| 2001 | 13.12 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.81 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.48 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.17 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.88 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.59 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.31 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.05 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.56 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.34 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.14 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.94 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.76 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.59 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.18 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.96 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 10.79 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.63 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.39 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.56 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 8.54 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 10.71 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 10.5 | -2.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 10.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 10.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +25.4% | 8.54 | 10.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.05 | 10.8 | 13.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 | 9.59 | 10.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.94 | 8.54 | 10.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 195 Afghanistan 12.26 compare
- 196 Brunei 11.24 compare
- 197 Central African Republic 11.12 compare
- 199 Burkina Faso 10.21 compare
- 200 Yemen 9.94 compare
- 201 Gambia 9.4 compare
More energy & mining data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 10.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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