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).