Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
99th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0001 kt per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1969.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 99th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person —
1962 0.0001 kt per person -3.1%
1963 0.0001 kt per person -8.2%
1964 0.0001 kt per person +1.2%
1965 0.0001 kt per person -2.9%
1966 0.0001 kt per person -2.6%
1967 0.0001 kt per person -2.8%
1968 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%
1969 0.0001 kt per person -3.1%
1970 0.0001 kt per person +5.2%
1971 0.0001 kt per person -2.6%
1972 0.0001 kt per person +2.1%
1973 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
1974 0.0001 kt per person -0.2%
1975 0.0001 kt per person +1.9%
1976 0.0001 kt per person -0.2%
1977 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
1978 0.0001 kt per person +0.9%
1979 0.0001 kt per person -2.2%
1980 0.0001 kt per person -1.3%
1981 0.0001 kt per person +10.3%
1982 0.0001 kt per person -4.3%
1983 0.0001 kt per person +2.6%
1984 0.0001 kt per person +3.8%
1985 0.0001 kt per person -1.0%
1986 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
1987 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%
1988 0.0001 kt per person +0.0%
1989 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%
1990 0.0002 kt per person +103.6%
1991 0.0002 kt per person +2.5%
1992 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
1993 0.0002 kt per person +0.2%
1994 0.0002 kt per person +2.2%
1995 0.0002 kt per person +2.8%
1996 0.0002 kt per person +1.7%
1997 0.0002 kt per person +1.5%
1998 0.0002 kt per person +0.6%
1999 0.0002 kt per person +10.2%
2000 0.0002 kt per person +1.5%
2001 0.0002 kt per person -7.4%
2002 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
2003 0.0002 kt per person +0.0%
2004 0.0002 kt per person -0.8%
2005 0.0002 kt per person +0.8%
2006 0.0002 kt per person -1.6%
2007 0.0002 kt per person -3.2%
2008 0.0002 kt per person -0.8%
2009 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
2010 0.0002 kt per person -2.2%
2011 0.0002 kt per person -2.1%
2012 0.0002 kt per person -4.3%
2013 0.0002 kt per person -1.1%
2014 0.0002 kt per person -1.1%
2015 0.0002 kt per person -3.3%
2016 0.0002 kt per person -1.7%
2017 0.0002 kt per person -2.4%
2018 0.0002 kt per person -2.3%
2019 0.0002 kt per person +1.7%
2020 0.0002 kt per person -1.1%
2021 0.0002 kt per person -6.6%
2022 0.0002 kt per person -1.1%
2023 0.0001 kt per person -2.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +103.6% 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 96 South Sudan 0.0002 kt per person compare
  2. 97 Ethiopia 0.0002 kt per person compare
  3. 98 Moldova 0.0002 kt per person compare
  4. 100 Djibouti 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 101 Guinea 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 102 Madagascar 0.0001 kt per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2000.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1969.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
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Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.