Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bahamas
6.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
4.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
159th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 6.91 million tonnes against 4.28 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.63 million tonnes.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.6 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Bahamas ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11,743 tonnes | 541,496 tonnes | 529,752 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 55,587 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 149,297 tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 278,464 tonnes | 3.79 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 436,272 tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 620,018 tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | 5.42 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 878,675 tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 1.33 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 6.78 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 2.30 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 3.85 million tonnes | 9.04 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 5.91 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 8.44 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 9.51 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 5.34 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 8.33 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7.48 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 7.04 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 7.10 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 6.95 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bahamas, at 6.91 million tonnes against 4.28 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.63 million tonnes, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bahamas ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.