Comoros vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Comoros
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Comoros
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Comoros ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 8 and Sao Tome and Principe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 0.9209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 0.834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 0.9136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1940s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1950s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1980s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1990s | 0.9884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2000s | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Comoros or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Comoros ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.