How have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0243 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0243 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
63rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0575 metric tons per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0069 metric tons per person
in 1975
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0243 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0575 metric tons per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 metric tons per person, in 1975.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.011 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -26.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +34.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | +34.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0214 metric tons per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0384 metric tons per person | +46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0367 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | -30.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.029 metric tons per person | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0298 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0314 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0205 metric tons per person | -34.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0188 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0218 metric tons per person | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0309 metric tons per person | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0319 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0337 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0256 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0263 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.026 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0266 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0333 metric tons per person | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0391 metric tons per person | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.045 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0508 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0571 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0575 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.046 metric tons per person | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0326 metric tons per person | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0261 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0243 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0243 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0114 metric tons per person | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 0.0126 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 metric tons per person | 0.0069 metric tons per person | 0.0168 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0292 metric tons per person | 0.0187 metric tons per person | 0.0418 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0266 metric tons per person | 0.0188 metric tons per person | 0.0337 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.026 metric tons per person | 0.0252 metric tons per person | 0.0264 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 metric tons per person | 0.0255 metric tons per person | 0.0575 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0246 metric tons per person | 0.0231 metric tons per person | 0.0261 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 60 Guinea 0.0266 metric tons per person compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 0.0246 metric tons per person compare
- 62 Portugal 0.0244 metric tons per person compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 0.0242 metric tons per person compare
- 65 Finland 0.0228 metric tons per person compare
- 66 Bahamas 0.0221 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0243 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0575 metric tons per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 metric tons per person in 1975.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.