Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
0.1171
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1138
in 2024
Barbados rank
106th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
108th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.1171 against 0.1138 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0033.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1218 | 0.0989 | 0.0229 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.1121 | 0.1171 | 0.005 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1325 | 0.1344 | 0.0019 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.1259 | 0.1172 | 0.0087 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Barbados, at 0.1171 against 0.1138 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0033, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.