Sao Tome and Principe — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024.
Electricity access for Sao Tome and Principe was 77.70% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 81.30% in 2023. The lowest was 51.50% in 2001 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.61% per year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Sao Tome and Principe sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 13%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 11 of 48 economies; Kenya (77.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 12% in 2013. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 43 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 159th of 211 in 2000 → 164th of 215 in 2010 → 167th of 215 in 2020 → 172nd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.7% | -3.6 pp |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +3.3 pp |
| 2022 | 78% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +4.1 pp |
| 2018 | 71% | -3.3 pp |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +4.9 pp |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +3.6 pp |
| 2013 | 65% | +7.1 pp |
| 2012 | 57.9% | -4.7 pp |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +4.5 pp |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -2.2 pp |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 58% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 51.5% | -1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sao Tome and Principe’s Electricity access in 2001?
51.5% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sao Tome and Principe’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +46.9% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 77.7%; 2023: 81.3%; 2022: 78%; 2021: 78.5%; 2020: 76.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.