What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1996.

What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.

Is maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sao Tome and Principe: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0 kt per person

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

113th

of 146 countries

All-time high

0 kt per person

in 1996

All-time low

0 kt per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0 kt per person for maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0 kt per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2023.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0 kt per person	—
1962	0 kt per person	-1.0%
1963	0 kt per person	-1.0%
1964	0 kt per person	-1.1%
1965	0 kt per person	-1.1%
1966	0 kt per person	-1.2%
1967	0 kt per person	-1.4%
1968	0 kt per person	-1.6%
1969	0 kt per person	-1.7%
1970	0 kt per person	-2.0%
1971	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1972	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1973	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1974	0 kt per person	-2.2%
1975	0 kt per person	-2.3%
1976	0 kt per person	-2.5%
1977	0 kt per person	-2.6%
1978	0 kt per person	-2.7%
1979	0 kt per person	-2.6%
1980	0 kt per person	-2.3%
1981	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1982	0 kt per person	-1.8%
1983	0 kt per person	-1.8%
1984	0 kt per person	-1.9%
1985	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1986	0 kt per person	-2.2%
1987	0 kt per person	+95.1%
1988	0 kt per person	-2.6%
1989	0 kt per person	+46.2%
1990	0 kt per person	+30.1%
1991	0 kt per person	+22.3%
1992	0 kt per person	+17.7%
1993	0 kt per person	-1.8%
1994	0 kt per person	-1.7%
1995	0 kt per person	-1.6%
1996	0 kt per person	+14.9%
1997	0 kt per person	-15.5%
1998	0 kt per person	-67.1%
1999	0 kt per person	-1.2%
2000	0 kt per person	+48.4%
2001	0 kt per person	+31.2%
2002	0 kt per person	-2.4%
2003	0 kt per person	-2.5%
2004	0 kt per person	-2.5%
2005	0 kt per person	-2.4%
2006	0 kt per person	-2.4%
2007	0 kt per person	-2.4%
2008	0 kt per person	-2.4%
2009	0 kt per person	-26.7%
2010	0 kt per person	-34.8%
2011	0 kt per person	-2.1%
2012	0 kt per person	-51.0%
2013	0 kt per person	-1.9%
2014	0 kt per person	-1.8%
2015	0 kt per person	-1.8%
2016	0 kt per person	-1.7%
2017	0 kt per person	-1.6%
2018	0 kt per person	-1.5%
2019	0 kt per person	-1.5%
2020	0 kt per person	-1.9%
2021	0 kt per person	-2.0%
2022	0 kt per person	-1.9%
2023	0 kt per person	-2.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

Sao Tome and Principe's 0 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Sao Tome and Principe's 0 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), 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.

Year	Change	From	To
1987	+95.1%	0 kt per person	0 kt per person
1998	-67.1%	0 kt per person	0 kt per person
2000	+48.4%	0 kt per person	0 kt per person
2012	-51.0%	0 kt per person	0 kt per person
1989	+46.2%	0 kt per person	0 kt per person
2001	+31.2%	0 kt per person	0 kt per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	9
1970s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1980s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1990s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2000s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2010s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2020s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

110 Mauritania 0 kt per person compare
111 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt per person compare
112 Sierra Leone 0 kt per person compare
114 Congo 0 kt per person compare
115 Morocco 0 kt per person compare
116 Fiji 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,140 kg (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23.37 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0585 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2811 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5528 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1288 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?: Maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1996.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Maize (corn) — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 148 places, 8,124 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.