Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture
Malta
37.53 kilograms per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
43.31 kilograms per person
in 2023
Malta rank
175th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
173rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 43.31 kilograms per person against 37.53 kilograms per person in Malta, a difference of 5.78 kilograms per person.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.43 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 78.43 kilograms per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 70.58 kilograms per person | 55.83 kilograms per person | 14.75 kilograms per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 44.66 kilograms per person | 50.6 kilograms per person | 5.94 kilograms per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 38.03 kilograms per person | 44.63 kilograms per person | 6.6 kilograms per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 43.31 kilograms per person against 37.53 kilograms per person in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5.78 kilograms per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture?
- Malta ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.