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Sao tome and principe

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 960 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 46% agriculture, 54% forest and 0% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 227,380 people (2022)
  • Population density: 228 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 72% lives in urban areas and 25% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 887,953,769 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 3,905 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 14% from agriculture, 71% from services and 11% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Sao Tome And Principe

  • Drinking water

    36 % of the population in Sao Tome And Principe uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    34 % of the population in Sao Tome And Principe uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    58 % of the population in Sao Tome And Principe has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Sao Tome And Principe is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Sao Tome And Principe has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    8 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Sao Tome And Principe (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    2 % of the renewable water resources in Sao Tome And Principe is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    44 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Sao Tome And Principe (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Sao Tome And Principe is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    7 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sao Tome And Principe in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Sao Tome And Principe (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sao Tome And Principe, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sao Tome And Principe, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Sao Tome And Principe, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Sao Tome And Principe, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Sao Tome And Principe, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Sao Tome And Principe (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Sao Tome And Principe, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Sao Tome And Principe (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Sao Tome And Principe, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 3,200 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 10,671 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 200 m3 per capita (2016)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Sao Tome And Principe, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Sao Tome And Principe, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Sao Tome And Principe, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Sao Tome And Principe, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Sao Tome And Principe, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sao Tome And Principe, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sao Tome And Principe in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Sao Tome And Principe, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Sao Tome And Principe (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Sao Tome And Principe, progress over time, by sub-sector