Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual CO₂ emissions
Kiribati
72,456 tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
141,779 tonnes
in 2024
Kiribati rank
206th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
203rd
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 141,779 tonnes against 72,456 tonnes in Kiribati, a difference of 69,323 tonnes.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.0 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Kiribati ranks 206th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,877 tonnes | 11,399 tonnes | 4,478 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 28,213 tonnes | 21,251 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 23,450 tonnes | 49,098 tonnes | 25,648 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 27,846 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 19,786 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 43,968 tonnes | 70,715 tonnes | 26,747 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 60,090 tonnes | 126,042 tonnes | 65,952 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 70,118 tonnes | 140,595 tonnes | 70,477 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 141,779 tonnes against 72,456 tonnes in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 69,323 tonnes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 206th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.