Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
4,327 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
4,184 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
112th
Senegal rank
115th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4,327 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,184 tonnes per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 143 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 112th and Senegal ranks 115th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 6,178 tonnes per square kilometre 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre 3,392 tonnes per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 4,334 tonnes per square kilometre 3,122 tonnes per square kilometre 1,213 tonnes per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 2,641 tonnes per square kilometre 3,153 tonnes per square kilometre 511.98 tonnes per square kilometre Senegal
1990s 1,544 tonnes per square kilometre 3,258 tonnes per square kilometre 1,715 tonnes per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 2,232 tonnes per square kilometre 3,530 tonnes per square kilometre 1,298 tonnes per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 3,001 tonnes per square kilometre 3,913 tonnes per square kilometre 911.87 tonnes per square kilometre Senegal
2020s 4,153 tonnes per square kilometre 4,141 tonnes per square kilometre 12.22 tonnes per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 4,327 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,184 tonnes per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
143 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 112th and Senegal ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.