Per capita ghg emissions in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita ghg emissions was 1.29 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.29
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
185th
of 196 countries
All-time high
3.12
in 1859
All-time low
-0.8654
in 1963
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Sao Tome and Principe, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.29 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3.12 in 1859 and was at its lowest, -0.8654, in 1963.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.54 | — |
| 1851 | 2.71 | +75.7% |
| 1852 | 1.71 | -37.1% |
| 1853 | 1.04 | -39.1% |
| 1854 | 0.8148 | -21.7% |
| 1855 | 1.08 | +32.4% |
| 1856 | 0.2306 | -78.6% |
| 1857 | 2.86 | +1140.4% |
| 1858 | 0.9989 | -65.1% |
| 1859 | 3.12 | +212.4% |
| 1860 | 0.8635 | -72.3% |
| 1861 | 1.8 | +108.5% |
| 1862 | 1.58 | -12.5% |
| 1863 | 1.48 | -6.3% |
| 1864 | 1.04 | -29.7% |
| 1865 | 2.26 | +118.0% |
| 1866 | 1.66 | -26.5% |
| 1867 | 1.49 | -10.5% |
| 1868 | 1.75 | +17.4% |
| 1869 | 1.4 | -19.7% |
| 1870 | 2.53 | +80.4% |
| 1871 | 2.16 | -14.7% |
| 1872 | 1.67 | -23.0% |
| 1873 | 1.39 | -16.3% |
| 1874 | 0.797 | -42.8% |
| 1875 | 1.38 | +73.7% |
| 1876 | 2.25 | +62.4% |
| 1877 | 1.37 | -39.0% |
| 1878 | 0.9307 | -32.1% |
| 1879 | 1.58 | +69.5% |
| 1880 | 1.65 | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 1.37 | -16.7% |
| 1882 | 0.9052 | -34.0% |
| 1883 | -0.0472 | -105.2% |
| 1884 | 1.44 | -3142.9% |
| 1885 | 1.93 | +34.5% |
| 1886 | 2.21 | +14.7% |
| 1887 | 1.09 | -50.8% |
| 1888 | 2.52 | +131.2% |
| 1889 | 1.55 | -38.3% |
| 1890 | 0.836 | -46.2% |
| 1891 | 1.68 | +101.3% |
| 1892 | 1.45 | -14.0% |
| 1893 | 1.66 | +14.7% |
| 1894 | 1.13 | -32.1% |
| 1895 | 0.657 | -41.7% |
| 1896 | 1.24 | +88.7% |
| 1897 | 1.84 | +48.7% |
| 1898 | 1.96 | +6.5% |
| 1899 | 1.09 | -44.5% |
| 1900 | 1.37 | +25.4% |
| 1901 | 0.8892 | -34.9% |
| 1902 | 1.01 | +13.3% |
| 1903 | 0.6868 | -31.8% |
| 1904 | 0.5016 | -27.0% |
| 1905 | 1.18 | +135.6% |
| 1906 | 2.43 | +105.3% |
| 1907 | 1.08 | -55.5% |
| 1908 | -0.1804 | -116.7% |
| 1909 | 0.554 | -407.1% |
| 1910 | 0.916 | +65.3% |
| 1911 | 1.33 | +45.7% |
| 1912 | 1.06 | -20.3% |
| 1913 | 1.46 | +37.0% |
| 1914 | 0.6222 | -57.3% |
| 1915 | 1.08 | +73.1% |
| 1916 | 0.2661 | -75.3% |
| 1917 | 0.9029 | +239.3% |
| 1918 | 1.19 | +32.0% |
| 1919 | 0.9505 | -20.2% |
| 1920 | 1.23 | +29.2% |
| 1921 | 0.9759 | -20.5% |
| 1922 | -0.279 | -128.6% |
| 1923 | 0.6337 | -327.1% |
| 1924 | 0.6753 | +6.6% |
| 1925 | 1.74 | +157.6% |
| 1926 | 0.9685 | -44.3% |
| 1927 | 1.16 | +20.1% |
| 1928 | 1.52 | +30.8% |
| 1929 | 1.47 | -3.2% |
| 1930 | 0.8106 | -45.0% |
| 1931 | 0.7462 | -7.9% |
| 1932 | 0.6896 | -7.6% |
| 1933 | 0.9537 | +38.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2661 | -72.1% |
| 1935 | 0.6152 | +131.2% |
| 1936 | 1.4 | +128.1% |
| 1937 | 0.8252 | -41.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0661 | -92.0% |
| 1939 | 1.1 | +1563.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2275 | -79.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2947 | +29.6% |
| 1942 | 0.4453 | +51.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1473 | -66.9% |
| 1944 | 0.673 | +356.8% |
| 1945 | -0.8048 | -219.6% |
| 1946 | 0.5694 | -170.8% |
| 1947 | 0.41 | -28.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0154 | -96.2% |
| 1949 | 0.367 | +2276.0% |
| 1950 | -0.071 | -119.3% |
| 1951 | -0.2663 | +275.3% |
| 1952 | -0.4813 | +80.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4698 | -197.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3547 | -24.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3953 | +11.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2862 | -27.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3627 | +26.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1244 | -65.7% |
| 1959 | -0.3971 | -419.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0761 | -119.2% |
| 1961 | -0.2378 | -412.5% |
| 1962 | -0.5617 | +136.2% |
| 1963 | -0.8654 | +54.1% |
| 1964 | -0.0752 | -91.3% |
| 1965 | -0.4951 | +558.5% |
| 1966 | -0.5433 | +9.7% |
| 1967 | -0.3533 | -35.0% |
| 1968 | -0.317 | -10.3% |
| 1969 | -0.6668 | +110.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0204 | -103.1% |
| 1971 | -0.2399 | -1279.0% |
| 1972 | -0.1848 | -23.0% |
| 1973 | -0.1194 | -35.4% |
| 1974 | -0.1563 | +30.9% |
| 1975 | -0.1059 | -32.2% |
| 1976 | -0.0139 | -86.8% |
| 1977 | -0.256 | +1738.8% |
| 1978 | -0.1211 | -52.7% |
| 1979 | -0.1885 | +55.7% |
| 1980 | 0.168 | -189.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0279 | -83.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4354 | +1460.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0545 | -87.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3057 | +460.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1567 | -48.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0313 | -80.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5494 | +1656.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2409 | -56.2% |
| 1989 | -0.0438 | -118.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6367 | -1552.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4819 | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4816 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7592 | +57.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4204 | -44.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4055 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3828 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.59 | +314.6% |
| 1998 | 2.12 | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9344 | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8596 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8731 | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8322 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8018 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7361 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7848 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7977 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +80.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.41 | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 1.19 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | +63.3% |
| 2016 | 1.67 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.42 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.23 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.28 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.29 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.61 | 0.2306 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.53 | 0.8635 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.61 | 0.797 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.46 | -0.0472 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.35 | 0.657 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9511 | -0.1804 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9781 | 0.2661 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.01 | -0.279 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7475 | 0.0661 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2345 | -0.8048 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0777 | -0.4813 | 0.4698 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.404 | -0.8654 | 0.0761 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1366 | -0.256 | 0.0204 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1926 | -0.0438 | 0.5494 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8642 | 0.3828 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8949 | 0.7361 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.04 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.23 | 1.42 | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 in 1859.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8654 in 1963.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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