Antigua and Barbuda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Nitrous oxide emissions
Antigua and Barbuda
12,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
24,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
185th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
182nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 24,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 11,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.9 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 14 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 998.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1860s | 1,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 571.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1870s | 1,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 675.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1880s | 1,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 755.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1890s | 1,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 856.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 848.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1900s | 1,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 932.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1910s | 2,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1920s | 2,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1930s | 2,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 893.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1940s | 3,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 5,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 6,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1970s | 8,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1980s | 13,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 15,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 16,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 13,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 12,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Antigua and Barbuda or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 24,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Antigua and Barbuda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.