Annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Annual number of fires was 0 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
172nd
of 241 countries
All-time high
3
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 2013
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | — |
| 2026 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8571 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 172 Åland 0
- 172 American Samoa 0
- 172 Andorra 0
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 172 Aruba 0
- 172 Bahrain 0
- 172 Bermuda 0
- 172 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 172 Bouvet Island 0
- 172 British Indian Ocean Territory 0
- 172 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 172 Christmas Island 0
- 172 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0
- 172 Curaçao 0 compare
- 172 Cyprus 0 compare
- 172 Dominica 0 compare
- 172 Estonia 0 compare
- 172 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 compare
- 172 Faroe Islands 0
- 172 French Polynesia 0
- 172 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0
- 172 Gibraltar 0
- 172 Guam 0 compare
- 172 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0
- 172 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0
- 172 Hong Kong, China 0 compare
- 172 Iceland 0 compare
- 172 Isle of Man 0
- 172 Jersey 0
- 172 Kiribati 0
- 172 Liechtenstein 0
- 172 Luxembourg 0
- 172 Macau, China 0
- 172 Maldives 0
- 172 Malta 0 compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 0
- 172 Martinique 0 compare
- 172 Mauritius 0 compare
- 172 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 compare
- 172 Monaco 0
- 172 Naoero 0
- 172 Norfolk Island 0
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 172 Palau 0 compare
- 172 Pitcairn 0
- 172 Qatar 0 compare
- 172 Saint Barthélemy 0
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 172 Saint Martin (French part) 0
- 172 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 172 Samoa 0
- 172 San Marino 0
- 172 Seychelles 0
- 172 Singapore 0
- 172 Sint Maarten 0
- 172 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0
- 172 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 compare
- 172 Tonga 0
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 172 Tuvalu 0
- 172 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 172 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 172 Holy See 0
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 172 Western Sahara 0 compare
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Annual number of fires in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual number of fires recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for annual number of fires?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 241 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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