Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Malawi
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
191st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malawi ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 0.2087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | -0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | -0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1930s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1940s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Malawi ranks 191st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.