Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st
Vanuatu rank
160th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.3492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.4199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.6412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.6751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.7843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.9657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.9427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 160th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.