Sao Tome and Principe vs Yemen: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1643 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Yemen
0.171 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe rank
100th
Yemen rank
97th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.171 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0067 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th and Yemen ranks 97th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0737 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1567 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3225 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.0975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1124 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0148 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.186 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0052 kilograms per international-$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.1706 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0252 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1767 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0131 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0038 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.171 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
- 0.0067 kilograms per international-$, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th and Yemen ranks 97th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).