Macao vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Macao
1.3%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.4%
in 2024
Macao rank
132nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
130th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Macao
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Macao, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Macao ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2% | 23.3% | 12.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 17.4% | 10.0% | 7.4% | Macao |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.6% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 4.2% | 6.5% | Macao |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Macao |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 6.9% | 2.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -1.7% | 5.1% | 6.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -0.6% | 1.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Macao or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Macao and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Macao ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.