Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Sao Tome and Principe
1.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.11 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
161st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.11 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.01 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | 5.18 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -3.3 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 6.53 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -1.59 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | -1.07 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4488 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.4449 tonnes per person | 12.5 tonnes per person | 12.05 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 3.06 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.0852 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.11 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.