Kenya vs Senegal: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kenya
0.2%
in 2024
Senegal
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
162nd
Senegal rank
165th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.6 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 162nd and Senegal ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.5% | 1.5% | 10.0% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.8% | 46.4% | 42.6% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 26.5% | 21.2% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.2% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 0.4% | 7.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.7% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 9.6% | 5.3% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kenya ranks 162nd and Senegal ranks 165th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.