Environment in Sao Tome and Principe

1,495 indicators covering environment for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Import value 165 1000 USD 2024 up 42.2% 212th
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 100.0% 2024 up 4.1% 1st
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 79.3% 2024 up 1.9% 178th
Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 79.3% 2024 up 1.9% 178th
Secondary processed wood products (export/import) — Import value 1,876 1000 USD 2024 up 102.6% 224th
Secondary processed wood products (export/import) — Export value 25 1000 USD 2024 up 13.6% 223rd
Wooden furniture (export/import) — Import value 1,596 1000 USD 2024 up 72.4% 216th
Wooden furniture (export/import) — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 77.3% 216th
Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value 3,745 1000 USD 2024 up 128.1% 235th
Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Export value 296 1000 USD 2024 down 56.1% 219th
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 78 % 2024 up 4.0% 153rd
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2022 1st
Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0.05 ODP tonnes 2022 down 61.5% 131st
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 98.4% 2024 up 6.4% 123rd
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 78.0% 2024 up 3.9% 196th
People using at least a basic drinking water source 183,618 people 2024 up 24.4% 186th
People not using improved drinking water sources 3,680 people 2024 down 74.9% 137th
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 1.6% 2024 down 79.0% 109th
Share of the population using improved water sources 98.4% 2024 up 6.4% 123rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF -0.2739 Mt CO2e 2023 down 18.5% 154th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 up 500.0% 157th
Composite paper and paperboard (export/import) — Import value 10 1000 USD 2024 up 233.3% 164th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 98 t 2024 up 415.8% 191st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 192 1000 USD 2024 up 209.7% 188th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Export 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 31 t 2024 up 244.4% 186th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 85 1000 USD 2024 up 347.4% 173rd
Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 216th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 73.4% 2024 up 6.9% 135th
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 3,680 people 2024 down 60.3% 117th
Grassland — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 down 100.0% 215th
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 195th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 0.24 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 194th
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 94.69 1000 ha 2024 up 14.2% 147th
Mangroves — Area from MODIS 2.93 1000 ha 2024 down 15.3% 86th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 138th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0.3 1000 ha 2024 down 26.8% 200th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 202nd
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 46th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 9 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 173rd
Temporary crops — Area 3.11 1000 ha 2024 up 2.0% 204th
Temporary fallow — Area 0.45 1000 ha 2024 down 8.2% 199th
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 0.44 1000 ha 2024 down 2.2% 149th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 19 1000 USD 2024 up 171.4% 168th
Case materials — Import quantity 1 t 2024 unchanged 217th
Case materials — Import value 7 1000 USD 2024 up 16.7% 213th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 9 t 2024 down 84.2% 225th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 59 1000 USD 2024 down 35.9% 220th
Cartonboard — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 221st
Cartonboard — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 97.2% 223rd
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0136 m3 per person 2024 down 16.5% 69th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.5% 59th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 16 1000 USD 2024 up 300.0% 215th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 16 1000 USD 2024 up 1,500.0% 199th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 166 t 2024 unchanged 145th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 69 1000 USD 2024 up 9.5% 167th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 2 1000 USD 2024 up 100.0% 205th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 8 t 2024 down 65.2% 216th
Wrapping papers — Import value 32 1000 USD 2024 down 25.6% 214th