Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Nigeria
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
108th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
106th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 108th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Nigeria ranks 108th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.