Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Sao Tome and Principe
4.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
3.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st
Tonga rank
162nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tonga
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4.28 million tonnes against 3.71 million tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 565,830 tonnes.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Tonga ranks 162nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 14 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 541,496 tonnes | 116,453 tonnes | 425,043 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 1.58 million tonnes | 299,016 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 2.71 million tonnes | 425,955 tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 3.79 million tonnes | 531,071 tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 4.95 million tonnes | 626,658 tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 6.04 million tonnes | 716,873 tonnes | 5.33 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 7.12 million tonnes | 789,057 tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 8.11 million tonnes | 828,544 tonnes | 7.28 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 8.93 million tonnes | 851,294 tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 9.04 million tonnes | 862,626 tonnes | 8.17 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 8.13 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 6.84 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 6.06 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 4.16 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 927,585 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2.54 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 882,373 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1990s | 1.48 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Tonga |
| 2000s | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 819,821 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 475,906 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2020s | 4.05 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 370,278 tonnes | 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 4.28 million tonnes against 3.71 million tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 565,830 tonnes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Tonga ranks 162nd 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.