British Virgin Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita methane emissions

British Virgin Islands
0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
189th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
190th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1871 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th of 199 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1870s 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1880s 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1890s 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1900s 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1910s 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1920s 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1940s 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1950s 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1960s 0.8805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1970s 0.7019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1980s 0.6379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
1990s 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
2000s 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
2010s 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, British Virgin Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
British Virgin Islands, at 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
82 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.