Nauru vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Nauru
5.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
4.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Nauru rank
200th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
203rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Nauru
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 5.07 million tonnes against 4.02 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.06 million tonnes.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Nauru ranks 200th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,461 tonnes | 131,904 tonnes | 2,443 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 741,960 tonnes | 259,045 tonnes | 482,915 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1.94 million tonnes | 642,299 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 1990s | 3.23 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2000s | 4.07 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2010s | 4.55 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2020s | 4.96 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Nauru or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nauru, at 5.07 million tonnes against 4.02 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.06 million tonnes, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Nauru ranks 200th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 203rd of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.