Sao Tome & Principe Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
245,465
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.38%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
1.03
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Sao Tome and Principe were 245,465 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.38% over the previous year, representing an increase by 3,348 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 242,117 tons.
- Per capita: 1.03 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Sao Tome and Principe accounts for 0% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 245,465 | 147,722 | 78,940 | 18,803 | – | 1.03 | 1.38% | 0.00046% |
| 2023 | 242,117 | 145,635 | 77,994 | 18,488 | – | 1.04 | 2.37% | 0.00046% |
| 2022 | 236,506 | 141,211 | 76,904 | 18,391 | – | 1.04 | −5.87% | 0.00046% |
| 2021 | 251,252 | 158,333 | 75,538 | 17,381 | – | 1.13 | 1.03% | 0.00049% |
| 2020 | 248,701 | 154,064 | 77,237 | 17,400 | – | 1.14 | −1.21% | 0.00051% |
| 2019 | 251,752 | 159,101 | 75,365 | 17,286 | – | 1.18 | 3.83% | 0.00050% |
| 2018 | 242,463 | 152,502 | 73,067 | 16,895 | – | 1.16 | 1.71% | 0.00048% |
| 2017 | 238,397 | 149,099 | 72,036 | 17,263 | – | 1.17 | 2.2% | 0.00048% |
| 2016 | 233,260 | 146,404 | 70,531 | 16,326 | – | 1.17 | 3.6% | 0.00048% |
| 2015 | 225,145 | 140,718 | 68,709 | 15,718 | – | 1.15 | 5.02% | 0.00046% |
| 2014 | 214,389 | 131,610 | 67,418 | 15,360 | – | 1.12 | 0.32% | 0.00044% |
| 2013 | 213,704 | 133,412 | 65,419 | 14,873 | – | 1.14 | 1.61% | 0.00044% |
| 2012 | 210,316 | 132,770 | 63,375 | 14,171 | – | 1.15 | 3.28% | 0.00044% |
| 2011 | 203,635 | 127,252 | 62,672 | 13,711 | – | 1.14 | 2.62% | 0.00044% |
| 2010 | 198,430 | 123,614 | 61,516 | 13,300 | – | 1.14 | 5.37% | 0.00044% |
| 2009 | 188,314 | 114,627 | 60,542 | 13,145 | – | 1.1 | 7.26% | 0.00044% |
| 2008 | 175,567 | 104,662 | 58,633 | 12,272 | – | 1.05 | 5.32% | 0.00040% |
| 2007 | 166,699 | 97,832 | 57,346 | 11,521 | – | 1.02 | 1.93% | 0.00038% |
| 2006 | 163,536 | 95,190 | 57,238 | 11,109 | – | 1.03 | 4.29% | 0.00039% |
| 2005 | 156,807 | 89,279 | 56,510 | 11,018 | – | 1.01 | 5.92% | 0.00038% |
| 2004 | 148,043 | 82,603 | 54,815 | 10,625 | – | 0.97 | 7.53% | 0.00037% |
| 2003 | 137,675 | 72,985 | 54,367 | 10,323 | – | 0.93 | 8.69% | 0.00036% |
| 2002 | 126,666 | 64,418 | 52,583 | 9,665 | – | 0.87 | 9.48% | 0.00035% |
| 2001 | 115,702 | 55,776 | 51,003 | 8,924 | – | 0.82 | −0.08% | 0.00032% |
| 2000 | 115,800 | 54,676 | 52,544 | 8,580 | – | 0.84 | −1.92% | 0.00032% |
| 1999 | 118,065 | 58,385 | 51,262 | 8,418 | – | 0.87 | 6.23% | 0.00034% |
| 1998 | 111,144 | 55,957 | 47,114 | 8,073 | – | 0.83 | 2.17% | 0.00032% |
| 1997 | 108,786 | 54,674 | 46,128 | 7,984 | – | 0.83 | 0.74% | 0.00031% |
| 1996 | 107,986 | 55,051 | 44,993 | 7,942 | – | 0.84 | 3.05% | 0.00032% |
| 1995 | 104,788 | 53,165 | 43,783 | 7,840 | – | 0.83 | 3.21% | 0.00031% |
| 1994 | 101,533 | 51,720 | 42,212 | 7,601 | – | 0.82 | 12.24% | 0.00031% |
| 1993 | 90,460 | 42,435 | 40,783 | 7,241 | – | 0.75 | −0.66% | 0.00028% |
| 1992 | 91,061 | 43,547 | 40,057 | 7,457 | – | 0.77 | −7.19% | 0.00028% |
| 1991 | 98,120 | 51,422 | 39,244 | 7,454 | – | 0.84 | 17.85% | 0.00030% |
| 1990 | 83,261 | 38,586 | 37,696 | 6,979 | – | 0.73 | 48.45% | 0.00026% |
| 1989 | 56,085 | 26,330 | 23,938 | 5,817 | – | 0.5 | −2.72% | 0.00018% |
| 1988 | 57,655 | 28,553 | 23,456 | 5,647 | – | 0.53 | −3.3% | 0.00018% |
| 1987 | 59,622 | 31,106 | 22,929 | 5,587 | – | 0.56 | 20.14% | 0.00020% |
| 1986 | 49,628 | 22,067 | 22,206 | 5,356 | – | 0.47 | 7.3% | 0.00017% |
| 1985 | 46,251 | 19,240 | 21,745 | 5,266 | – | 0.45 | 0.67% | 0.00016% |
| 1984 | 45,943 | 19,305 | 21,367 | 5,271 | – | 0.45 | 0.73% | 0.00016% |
| 1983 | 45,611 | 19,992 | 20,581 | 5,037 | – | 0.45 | 5.97% | 0.00016% |
| 1982 | 43,041 | 18,261 | 19,917 | 4,863 | – | 0.44 | −2.89% | 0.00015% |
| 1981 | 44,323 | 19,671 | 19,855 | 4,797 | – | 0.46 | 1.99% | 0.00016% |
| 1980 | 43,458 | 20,546 | 18,439 | 4,473 | – | 0.46 | −0.48% | 0.00015% |
| 1979 | 43,668 | 20,930 | 18,222 | 4,516 | – | 0.47 | 7.32% | 0.00015% |
| 1978 | 40,690 | 18,138 | 17,993 | 4,559 | – | 0.45 | 1.81% | 0.00015% |
| 1977 | 39,968 | 17,849 | 17,542 | 4,577 | – | 0.46 | 1.16% | 0.00015% |
| 1976 | 39,511 | 17,238 | 17,409 | 4,864 | – | 0.47 | 5.59% | 0.00015% |
| 1975 | 37,418 | 16,626 | 16,587 | 4,206 | – | 0.45 | 4.96% | 0.00015% |
| 1974 | 35,651 | 16,005 | 15,902 | 3,743 | – | 0.44 | 2.32% | 0.00014% |
| 1973 | 34,844 | 14,832 | 15,980 | 4,031 | – | 0.44 | 3.71% | 0.00014% |
| 1972 | 33,597 | 14,334 | 15,463 | 3,801 | – | 0.43 | −1.62% | 0.00014% |
| 1971 | 34,149 | 14,404 | 15,732 | 4,013 | – | 0.45 | −0.1% | 0.00015% |
| 1970 | 34,184 | 14,400 | 15,711 | 4,073 | – | 0.46 | – | 0.00015% |
See also
- Sao Tome & Principe CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Sao Tome and Principe
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).