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
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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

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).