Nauru vs Sao Tome and Principe: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Nauru
2,685 tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1,941 tonnes
in 2024
Nauru rank
156th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
158th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Nauru
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 2,685 tonnes against 1,941 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 744 tonnes.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 156th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,328 tonnes | 732.8 tonnes | 6,595 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1970s | 4,763 tonnes | 1,832 tonnes | 2,931 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1980s | 4,397 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | 2,931 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1990s | -6,595 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 6,595 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | -5,130 tonnes | 4,397 tonnes | 9,526 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1,099 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | 4,397 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2,019 tonnes | -956.2 tonnes | 2,975 tonnes | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Nauru or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nauru, at 2,685 tonnes against 1,941 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 744 tonnes, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Nauru ranks 156th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.