Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bangladesh
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
185th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 17 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.8943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Bangladesh or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bangladesh, at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.