Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: CO₂ emissions per capita

Ghana
0.6106 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6019 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
172nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
173rd

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.6106 tonnes per person against 0.6019 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0087 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1861 tonnes per person 0.0875 tonnes per person 0.0985 tonnes per person Ghana
1960s 0.1977 tonnes per person 0.1582 tonnes per person 0.0395 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 0.2364 tonnes per person 0.2412 tonnes per person 0.0048 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.22 tonnes per person 0.4541 tonnes per person 0.2341 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.2606 tonnes per person 0.3578 tonnes per person 0.0972 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.313 tonnes per person 0.438 tonnes per person 0.125 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.457 tonnes per person 0.6336 tonnes per person 0.1766 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.6131 tonnes per person 0.6215 tonnes per person 0.0084 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Ghana, at 0.6106 tonnes per person against 0.6019 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0087 tonnes per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Ghana ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.