Sao Tome and Principe vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5237 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.7533 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
57th
Sweden rank
55th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7533 tonnes per person against 0.5237 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2296 tonnes per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.47 tonnes per person | 7.58 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 3.38 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 3.38 tonnes per person | 7.67 tonnes per person | 4.29 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 3.14 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.89 tonnes per person | 6.53 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 6.44 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 5.78 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.9534 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | -0.6102 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | -2.06 tonnes per person | 0.6736 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | -3.46 tonnes per person | -3.75 tonnes per person | 0.2917 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | -1.84 tonnes per person | -2.48 tonnes per person | 0.6397 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | -1.52 tonnes per person | -1.66 tonnes per person | 0.1409 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.091 tonnes per person | -0.8818 tonnes per person | 0.9728 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.1889 tonnes per person | 0.182 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.871 tonnes per person | 0.5219 tonnes per person | 0.3491 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.5413 tonnes per person | 0.8209 tonnes per person | 0.2795 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Sao Tome and Principe or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7533 tonnes per person against 0.5237 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
- 0.2296 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 55th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.