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Carbon intensity of the economy — Sao Tome and Principe

Carbon intensity of the economy in Sao Tome and Principe in 2022 — 0.164 kg/$. Ranked 64 in the world out of 164. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 241.7%.

2022 0.164 kg/$ −5.2% vs 2021
World rank 64of 164
Period maximum 0.207 kg/$1983
Period minimum 0.046 kg/$1954

Trend over time

1951–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Sao Tome and Principe, 1951–202200.10.20.319511959196719751983199119992007201520221951: 0.048 kg/$1953: 0.048 kg/$1955: 0.051 kg/$1957: 0.145 kg/$1959: 0.095 kg/$1961: 0.118 kg/$1963: 0.068 kg/$1965: 0.088 kg/$1967: 0.077 kg/$1969: 0.093 kg/$1971: 0.063 kg/$1973: 0.081 kg/$1975: 0.09 kg/$1977: 0.116 kg/$1979: 0.109 kg/$1981: 0.165 kg/$1983: 0.207 kg/$1985: 0.202 kg/$1987: 0.205 kg/$1989: 0.182 kg/$1991: 0.182 kg/$1993: 0.177 kg/$1995: 0.169 kg/$1997: 0.163 kg/$1999: 0.154 kg/$2001: 0.159 kg/$2003: 0.175 kg/$2005: 0.192 kg/$2007: 0.178 kg/$2009: 0.181 kg/$2011: 0.173 kg/$2013: 0.177 kg/$2015: 0.197 kg/$2017: 0.187 kg/$2019: 0.187 kg/$2021: 0.173 kg/$2022: 0.164 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.116 (+241.67%) Average annual rate: 1.75 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Sao Tome and Principe 0.164 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Middle Africa computed 0.138 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.164 −0.009 −5.2%
2021 0.173 −0.004 −2.26%
2020 0.177 −0.01 −5.35%
2019 0.187 +0.006 +3.31%
2018 0.181 −0.006 −3.21%
2017 0.187 −0.017 −8.33%
2016 0.204 +0.007 +3.55%
2015 0.197 +0.003 +1.55%
2014 0.194 +0.017 +9.6%
2013 0.177 −0.01 −5.35%
2012 0.187 +0.014 +8.09%
2011 0.173 −0.022 −11.28%
2010 0.195 +0.014 +7.73%
2009 0.181 +0.01 +5.85%
2008 0.171 −0.007 −3.93%
2007 0.178 −0.006 −3.26%
2006 0.184 −0.008 −4.17%
2005 0.192 −0.006 −3.03%
2004 0.198 +0.023 +13.14%
2003 0.175 +0.009 +5.42%
2002 0.166 +0.007 +4.4%
2001 0.159 −0.005 −3.05%
2000 0.164 +0.01 +6.49%
1999 0.154 −0.004 −2.53%
1998 0.158 −0.005 −3.07%
1997 0.163 −0.002 −1.21%
1996 0.165 −0.004 −2.37%
1995 0.169 −0.004 −2.31%
1994 0.173 −0.004 −2.26%
1993 0.177 −0.003 −1.67%
1992 0.18 −0.002 −1.1%
1991 0.182 −0.003 −1.62%
1990 0.185 +0.003 +1.65%
1989 0.182 −0.005 −2.67%
1988 0.187 −0.018 −8.78%
1987 0.205 +0.005 +2.5%
1986 0.2 −0.002 −0.99%
1985 0.202 −0.004 −1.94%
1984 0.206 −0.001 −0.48%
1983 0.207 +0.034 +19.65%
1982 0.173 +0.008 +4.85%
1981 0.165 +0.03 +22.22%
1980 0.135 +0.026 +23.85%
1979 0.109 −0.018 −14.17%
1978 0.127 +0.011 +9.48%
1977 0.116 −0.027 −18.88%
1976 0.143 +0.053 +58.89%
1975 0.09 −0.005 −5.26%
1974 0.095 +0.014 +17.28%
1973 0.081 +0.02 +32.79%
1972 0.061 −0.002 −3.17%
1971 0.063 −0.025 −28.41%
1970 0.088 −0.005 −5.38%
1969 0.093 −0.005 −5.1%
1968 0.098 +0.021 +27.27%
1967 0.077 −0.005 −6.1%
1966 0.082 −0.006 −6.82%
1965 0.088 −0.007 −7.37%
1964 0.095 +0.027 +39.71%
1963 0.068 −0.041 −37.61%
1962 0.109 −0.009 −7.63%
1961 0.118 −0.011 −8.53%
1960 0.129 +0.034 +35.79%
1959 0.095 +0.008 +9.2%
1958 0.087 −0.058 −40%
1957 0.145 +0.049 +51.04%
1956 0.096 +0.045 +88.24%
1955 0.051 +0.005 +10.87%
1954 0.046 −0.002 −4.17%
1953 0.048 +0 +0%
1952 0.048 +0 +0%
1951 0.048 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.065 CF Central African Republic 0.101 TD Chad 0.116 CM Cameroon 0.118 AO Angola 0.133 GA Gabon 0.16 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.164 CG Republic of the Congo 0.369 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.371
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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