Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1951–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.1643 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.2069 kilograms per international-$ in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0461 kilograms per international-$, in 1954.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0737 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0461 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1447 kilograms per international-$ | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0676 kilograms per international-$ | 0.129 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0614 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1435 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.186 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1347 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2069 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1706 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1536 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1852 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1767 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1975 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2039 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1766 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 240,254 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Urban population 166,189 (2025)
- Urban population 69.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6019 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.02 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6019 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6019 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2069 kilograms per international-$ in 1983.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0461 kilograms per international-$ in 1954.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).