Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.2414 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.2414 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.2414 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0181 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251990200420191990: 0.018 units per square kilometre1991: 0.019 units per square kilometre1992: 0.019 units per square kilometre1993: 0.019 units per square kilometre1994: 0.019 units per square kilometre1995: 0.019 units per square kilometre1996: 0.019 units per square kilometre1997: 0.019 units per square kilometre1998: 0.019 units per square kilometre1999: 0.02 units per square kilometre2000: 0.02 units per square kilometre2001: 0.021 units per square kilometre2002: 0.022 units per square kilometre2003: 0.023 units per square kilometre2004: 0.022 units per square kilometre2005: 0.022 units per square kilometre2006: 0.021 units per square kilometre2007: 0.022 units per square kilometre2008: 0.022 units per square kilometre2009: 0.023 units per square kilometre2010: 0.022 units per square kilometre2011: 0.237 units per square kilometre2012: 0.238 units per square kilometre2013: 0.239 units per square kilometre2014: 0.24 units per square kilometre2015: 0.24 units per square kilometre2016: 0.24 units per square kilometre2017: 0.241 units per square kilometre2018: 0.241 units per square kilometre2019: 0.241 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.2414 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 965.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.2414 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0181 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0185 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1992 0.019 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1993 0.0187 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1994 0.0189 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1995 0.0191 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.0193 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1997 0.0195 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 0.0194 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1999 0.0196 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2000 0.0201 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2001 0.0208 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2002 0.0218 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2003 0.0226 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2004 0.022 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2005 0.0219 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2006 0.0213 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2007 0.0218 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2008 0.0221 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.0227 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2010 0.0221 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2011 0.2371 units per square kilometre +972.3%
2012 0.2378 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2013 0.239 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.2396 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.2395 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.24 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 0.2413 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2018 0.2408 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2019 0.2414 units per square kilometre +0.2%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.2414 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0881 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.2414 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0816 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +972.3% 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.2371 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.019 units per square kilometre 0.0181 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0217 units per square kilometre 0.0201 units per square kilometre 0.0227 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2179 units per square kilometre 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.2414 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 15 Belize 0.2508 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 16 Burundi 0.2497 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 17 India 0.2436 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 19 Tuvalu 0.2374 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 20 Malta 0.2369 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 21 Uganda 0.2313 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sao Tome and Principe?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2414 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.2414 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 965.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sao Tome and Principe. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/emission-totals-emissions-co2eq-ar5-afolu-per-square-kilometre/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/emission-totals-emissions-co2eq-ar5-afolu-per-square-kilometre/sao-tome-and-principe/">Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Sao Tome and Principe</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.