Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 32.1 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 32.1 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 32.1 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.18 current US$ per person, in 1992.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.93 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 5.1 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.18 current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 4.3 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 5.52 current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 5.67 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.81 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.96 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 6.08 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.23 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.44 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.63 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.07 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 9.56 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 9.79 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.52 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 11.84 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.14 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 13.98 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.72 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 16.07 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 19.68 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 20.08 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.53 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.83 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.92 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 25.31 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 26.1 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 28.66 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 30.06 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 32.1 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 32.1 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 32.1 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.54 current US$ per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.3% | 4.3 current US$ per person | 5.52 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.38 current US$ per person | 4.18 current US$ per person | 6.23 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.39 current US$ per person | 6.44 current US$ per person | 13.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.59 current US$ per person | 15.72 current US$ per person | 28.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.08 current US$ per person | 30.06 current US$ per person | 32.1 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 161 East Timor 33.91 current US$ per person compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 33.67 current US$ per person compare
- 163 Myanmar 32.83 current US$ per person compare
- 165 Vanuatu 31.77 current US$ per person compare
- 166 Zimbabwe 31.63 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Angola 30.81 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 29.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 85.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 21.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 32.1 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 current US$ per person in 1992.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.