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
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M185019372024

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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.