Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0008 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sao Tome and Principe, 1850–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 179 Solomon Islands 0.0012 compare
- 180 Palau 0.001 compare
- 181 Tonga 0.0008 compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.0007 compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 0.0006 compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0004 compare
More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Share co2 vs population 0.0052 (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 vs gdp 0.6019 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 4.02 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.6019 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.6019 (2024)
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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