Palau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Palau
291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
216,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau rank
186th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Palau
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Palau currently reports 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 216,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 75,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 281,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2020s | 279,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Palau or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Palau, at 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 216,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 75,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Palau ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.