Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.1449 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1552 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
103rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
100th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1552 kt per square kilometre against 0.1449 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0103 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0139 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0545 kt per square kilometre 0.0221 kt per square kilometre 0.0324 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0736 kt per square kilometre 0.0512 kt per square kilometre 0.0225 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0943 kt per square kilometre 0.0497 kt per square kilometre 0.0446 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0981 kt per square kilometre 0.0749 kt per square kilometre 0.0232 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.122 kt per square kilometre 0.1309 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.1419 kt per square kilometre 0.149 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1552 kt per square kilometre against 0.1449 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0103 kt per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.