Sao Tome and Principe vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Sao Tome and Principe
302,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
184th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
183rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 302,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 82,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 184th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 13 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 46,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 47,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 53,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 53,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 52,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 45,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 57,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 59,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 794.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 45,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 14,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 5,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | -29,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | -11,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 20,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 117,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 142,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 280,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 294,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Sao Tome and Principe or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 302,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Sao Tome and Principe and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 82,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 184th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.