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Carbon intensity of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe

Carbon intensity of electricity in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 556 g/kWh. Ranked 127 in the world out of 210. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 66.7%.

2023 556 g/kWh +0% vs 2022
World rank 127of 210
Period maximum 750 g/kWh2005
Period minimum 333 g/kWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · grams CO₂ per kWh

Carbon intensity of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–20232004006008002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 333 g/kWh2001: 500 g/kWh2002: 500 g/kWh2003: 500 g/kWh2004: 500 g/kWh2005: 750 g/kWh2006: 600 g/kWh2007: 600 g/kWh2008: 600 g/kWh2009: 500 g/kWh2010: 600 g/kWh2011: 571 g/kWh2012: 625 g/kWh2013: 571 g/kWh2014: 625 g/kWh2015: 600 g/kWh2016: 636 g/kWh2017: 700 g/kWh2018: 700 g/kWh2019: 636 g/kWh2020: 636 g/kWh2021: 636 g/kWh2022: 556 g/kWh2023: 556 g/kWh
Change over the period: +222 (+66.67%) Average annual rate: 2.25 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 556 g/kWh
World computed 484 g/kWh
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 491 g/kWh
Middle Africa computed 231 g/kWh
Lower-middle-income countries computed 627 g/kWh
Carbon intensity of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year g/kWh Change Change, %
2023 556 +0 +0%
2022 556 −81 −12.7%
2021 636 +0 +0%
2020 636 +0 +0%
2019 636 −64 −9.09%
2018 700 +0 +0%
2017 700 +64 +10%
2016 636 +36 +6.06%
2015 600 −25 −4%
2014 625 +54 +9.37%
2013 571 −54 −8.57%
2012 625 +54 +9.37%
2011 571 −29 −4.76%
2010 600 +100 +20%
2009 500 −100 −16.67%
2008 600 +0 +0%
2007 600 +0 +0%
2006 600 −150 −20%
2005 750 +250 +50%
2004 500 +0 +0%
2003 500 +0 +0%
2002 500 +0 +0%
2001 500 +167 +50%
2000 333 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CF Central African Republic 0 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 27 AO Angola 183 CM Cameroon 224 GA Gabon 525 ST Sao Tome and Principe 556 TD Chad 611 GQ Equatorial Guinea 664 CG Republic of the Congo 692
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.

Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.

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