British Virgin Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

British Virgin Islands
0.0513 tonnes per person
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0476 tonnes per person
in 2022
British Virgin Islands rank
82nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0513 tonnes per person against 0.0476 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0037 tonnes per person.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0109 tonnes per person 0.052 tonnes per person 0.0411 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0113 tonnes per person 0.0488 tonnes per person 0.0374 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0205 tonnes per person 0.054 tonnes per person 0.0335 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0494 tonnes per person 0.0515 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0703 tonnes per person 0.0547 tonnes per person 0.0156 tonnes per person British Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0677 tonnes per person 0.0513 tonnes per person 0.0164 tonnes per person British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.0507 tonnes per person 0.048 tonnes per person 0.0027 tonnes per person British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, British Virgin Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.0513 tonnes per person against 0.0476 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0037 tonnes per person, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
British Virgin Islands ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.