Sao Tome and Principe vs Uganda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Sao Tome and Principe
1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Uganda rank
189th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Uganda
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th and Uganda ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1860s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1870s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1880s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1890s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1900s | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | -0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | -0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.8642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.8949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Sao Tome and Principe or Uganda?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th and Uganda ranks 189th 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.