Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

Belize
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Belize rank
191st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time

  • Belize
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.020.040.060.080.1200020122024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.08 terawatt-hours against 0.06 terawatt-hours in Belize, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.053 terawatt-hours 0.034 terawatt-hours 0.019 terawatt-hours Belize
2010s 0.032 terawatt-hours 0.08 terawatt-hours 0.048 terawatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0525 terawatt-hours 0.09 terawatt-hours 0.0375 terawatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.08 terawatt-hours against 0.06 terawatt-hours in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.02 terawatt-hours, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Belize ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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