Eswatini vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Eswatini
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
187th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1860s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Eswatini or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Eswatini, at 1.31 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 187th 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.