Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 102nd out of 204 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 99 Mauritius 1.4% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 1.4% compare
- 101 Guinea 1.4% compare
- 103 Papua New Guinea 1.3% compare
- 104 Canada 1.3% compare
- 105 El Salvador 1.3% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.83 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -16.68 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 35.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.