Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Egypt
262.36 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
276.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Egypt rank
87th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
84th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 276.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 262.36 tonnes per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 13.83 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -241.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 269.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1970s | 31.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -142.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 173.88 tonnes per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 63.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -120.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 183.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 101.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2000s | 167.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 70.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.9 tonnes per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 231.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 310.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 258.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 273.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Egypt or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 276.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 262.36 tonnes per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13.83 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.