Climate Change in Sao Tome and Principe 1,019 indicators covering climate change for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 up 24.0% 184th Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 24,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 33.8% 182nd Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 up 1.1% 180th Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 up 24.6% 182nd Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0 °C 2024 up 32.7% 195th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0 °C 2024 up 32.7% 195th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0 °C 2024 up 29.1% 179th Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 33.5% 181st Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 302,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 29.6% 184th Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 — 50th Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 69.72 years 2023 up 7.4% 173rd IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 93rd IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 — 93rd IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 93rd Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 73.7 2022 up 72.2% 162nd Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 62.59 2021 unchanged 85th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 1.73 TJ 2023 up 18.0% 104th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 1.73 TJ 2023 up 18.0% 104th Per capita methane emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 — 139th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 172nd Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 20,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% 176th Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 — 72nd Methane emissions from agriculture 10,000 tonnes 2023 — 176th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 173.25 kilograms per person 2023 down 16.3% 153rd CO₂ emissions from transport 40,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 187th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 43.31 kilograms per person 2023 down 16.3% 117th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 0.7 2025 up 600.0% 190th Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 2.5 2025 up 78.6% 148th Lack of coping capacity 5.4 2025 down 3.6% 60th Vulnerability 3.9 2025 down 11.4% 91st CO₂ emissions by sector 20,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% 166th Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 86.62 kilograms per person 2023 up 67.3% 117th Terrestrial protected areas 31.7% 2025 up 8.2% 31st Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.2% 2025 unchanged 194th Marine protected areas 0.0% 2025 — 150th Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.3837 2021 up 25.4% 74th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 — 134th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 — 134th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 33.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 39.7% 142nd Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 555.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2023 down 2.8% 77th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 72nd Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 68.31 kilograms 2024 down 9.0% 93rd CO₂ emissions from international aviation 16,090 tonnes 2024 up 9.0% 180th Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes 2026 — 187th Urban population 69.2% 2025 up 1.7% 94th Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 27.5% 2015 down 23.2% 139th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 up 42.1% 197th Food Retail — Energy Use 1.73 TJ 2023 up 18.0% 85th CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.8 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 9.7% 55th CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 220.82 tonnes 2024 down 62.7% 139th Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 16,311 tonnes 2024 up 8.2% 141st Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.9375 kilograms 2024 down 68.3% 90th Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 69.25 kilograms 2024 down 8.0% 76th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.9375 kilograms 2024 down 68.3% 90th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.9375 kilograms 2024 down 68.3% 89th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.23 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 48.5% 31st Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.151 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 48.6% 48th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 65,146 tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 45.2% 197th Decadal temperature anomalies 0.0135 °C 2010 up 139.2% 188th ← Previous Page 17 of 17