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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0008 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0008
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
182nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0008
in 2024
All-time low
0.0002
in 1974
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe, 1850–2024

000.0010.001185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0008 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0008 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1974.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0003 —
1851 0.0003 -0.1%
1852 0.0003 -0.1%
1853 0.0003 -0.1%
1854 0.0003 -0.1%
1855 0.0003 -0.1%
1856 0.0003 -0.0%
1857 0.0003 -0.0%
1858 0.0003 -0.0%
1859 0.0003 +0.0%
1860 0.0003 +0.0%
1861 0.0003 +0.1%
1862 0.0003 +0.1%
1863 0.0003 +0.1%
1864 0.0003 +0.1%
1865 0.0003 +0.1%
1866 0.0003 +0.1%
1867 0.0003 +0.1%
1868 0.0003 +0.1%
1869 0.0003 +0.1%
1870 0.0003 +0.1%
1871 0.0003 -0.1%
1872 0.0003 -0.3%
1873 0.0003 -0.4%
1874 0.0003 -0.4%
1875 0.0003 -0.5%
1876 0.0003 -0.4%
1877 0.0003 -0.4%
1878 0.0003 -0.3%
1879 0.0003 -0.2%
1880 0.0003 -0.1%
1881 0.0003 -0.0%
1882 0.0003 -0.0%
1883 0.0003 -0.0%
1884 0.0003 +0.0%
1885 0.0003 +0.0%
1886 0.0003 +0.0%
1887 0.0003 +0.0%
1888 0.0003 +0.0%
1889 0.0003 +0.0%
1890 0.0003 +0.5%
1891 0.0003 -0.1%
1892 0.0003 -0.1%
1893 0.0003 -0.1%
1894 0.0003 -0.0%
1895 0.0003 +0.0%
1896 0.0003 +0.1%
1897 0.0003 +0.1%
1898 0.0003 +0.2%
1899 0.0003 +0.3%
1900 0.0003 +0.4%
1901 0.0003 +0.4%
1902 0.0003 +0.3%
1903 0.0003 +0.3%
1904 0.0003 +0.2%
1905 0.0003 +0.2%
1906 0.0003 +0.3%
1907 0.0003 +0.3%
1908 0.0003 +0.4%
1909 0.0003 +0.5%
1910 0.0003 +0.6%
1911 0.0003 +0.9%
1912 0.0003 +1.2%
1913 0.0003 +1.5%
1914 0.0003 +1.6%
1915 0.0003 +1.7%
1916 0.0003 +1.8%
1917 0.0003 +1.8%
1918 0.0004 +1.7%
1919 0.0004 +1.7%
1920 0.0004 +1.6%
1921 0.0004 +1.7%
1922 0.0004 +1.8%
1923 0.0004 +1.8%
1924 0.0004 +1.8%
1925 0.0004 +1.6%
1926 0.0004 +1.4%
1927 0.0004 +1.2%
1928 0.0004 +0.9%
1929 0.0004 +0.5%
1930 0.0004 +0.1%
1931 0.0004 -0.4%
1932 0.0004 -0.7%
1933 0.0004 -1.0%
1934 0.0004 -1.2%
1935 0.0004 -1.4%
1936 0.0004 -1.4%
1937 0.0004 -1.3%
1938 0.0004 -1.2%
1939 0.0004 -0.9%
1940 0.0004 -0.5%
1941 0.0004 +3.5%
1942 0.0004 +8.7%
1943 0.0005 +10.1%
1944 0.0005 +9.2%
1945 0.0005 +7.5%
1946 0.0006 +5.7%
1947 0.0006 +4.0%
1948 0.0006 +2.6%
1949 0.0006 +1.2%
1950 0.0006 -0.2%
1951 0.0006 -1.8%
1952 0.0006 -3.4%
1953 0.0006 -4.6%
1954 0.0005 -5.6%
1955 0.0005 -6.2%
1956 0.0005 -6.5%
1957 0.0004 -6.4%
1958 0.0004 -5.7%
1959 0.0004 -4.5%
1960 0.0004 -2.7%
1961 0.0004 +0.5%
1962 0.0004 +0.3%
1963 0.0004 -5.8%
1964 0.0003 -11.4%
1965 0.0003 -6.7%
1966 0.0003 -8.2%
1967 0.0003 +2.7%
1968 0.0003 -3.6%
1969 0.0003 -4.5%
1970 0.0003 +2.5%
1971 0.0003 -2.8%
1972 0.0002 -8.8%
1973 0.0002 +3.6%
1974 0.0002 -9.1%
1975 0.0002 +10.4%
1976 0.0003 +14.6%
1977 0.0003 -9.1%
1978 0.0003 -1.4%
1979 0.0002 -4.3%
1980 0.0002 -0.3%
1981 0.0003 +10.1%
1982 0.0003 -1.1%
1983 0.0003 +1.5%
1984 0.0003 +4.2%
1985 0.0003 +0.5%
1986 0.0003 +1.9%
1987 0.0003 +2.2%
1988 0.0003 +1.7%
1989 0.0003 +1.3%
1990 0.0003 +16.6%
1991 0.0004 +9.6%
1992 0.0004 +1.1%
1993 0.0004 -2.6%
1994 0.0004 +3.9%
1995 0.0004 -0.2%
1996 0.0004 +0.0%
1997 0.0004 +2.7%
1998 0.0004 -0.6%
1999 0.0004 +3.2%
2000 0.0004 +4.2%
2001 0.0004 +4.8%
2002 0.0005 +11.0%
2003 0.0005 +5.5%
2004 0.0005 +2.2%
2005 0.0005 +1.1%
2006 0.0005 +0.5%
2007 0.0006 +0.9%
2008 0.0006 +7.4%
2009 0.0006 +6.5%
2010 0.0006 -2.9%
2011 0.0006 -1.0%
2012 0.0006 +2.5%
2013 0.0007 +6.2%
2014 0.0007 +1.2%
2015 0.0007 +2.1%
2016 0.0007 +1.0%
2017 0.0007 +4.8%
2018 0.0007 -3.5%
2019 0.0007 +4.2%
2020 0.0007 -0.2%
2021 0.0007 -1.3%
2022 0.0008 +12.1%
2023 0.0008 +1.7%
2024 0.0008 +2.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0008 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0008 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
1860s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
1870s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
1880s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
1890s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
1900s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
1910s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0004 10
1920s 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 10
1930s 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 10
1940s 0.0005 0.0004 0.0006 10
1950s 0.0005 0.0004 0.0006 10
1960s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0004 10
1970s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0003 10
1980s 0.0003 0.0002 0.0003 10
1990s 0.0004 0.0003 0.0004 10
2000s 0.0005 0.0004 0.0006 10
2010s 0.0007 0.0006 0.0007 10
2020s 0.0008 0.0007 0.0008 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 179 Solomon Islands 0.0012 compare
  2. 180 Palau 0.001 compare
  3. 181 Tonga 0.0008 compare
  4. 183 Saint Lucia 0.0007 compare
  5. 184 Micronesia (country) 0.0006 compare
  6. 185 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0004 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0008 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0008 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1974.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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