Nepal vs Sao Tome and Principe: Carbon intensity of GDP

Nepal
0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.4566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal rank
59th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
58th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Nepal
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.4566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Nepal ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0804 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.1196 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1844 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0648 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.1858 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3969 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.2072 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2629 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.3591 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5394 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.4944 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4705 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0238 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Nepal or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.4566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Nepal ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.