Nicaragua vs Senegal: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Nicaragua
0.8141 tonnes per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.7616 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
165th
Senegal rank
167th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7616 tonnes per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0525 tonnes per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 167th of 213 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Senegal Difference Ahead
1940s 0.0059 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0059 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1950s 0.2278 tonnes per person 0.1149 tonnes per person 0.1129 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1960s 0.4259 tonnes per person 0.2378 tonnes per person 0.1881 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1970s 0.6996 tonnes per person 0.3798 tonnes per person 0.3199 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1980s 0.5629 tonnes per person 0.4511 tonnes per person 0.1118 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.5822 tonnes per person 0.3731 tonnes per person 0.2091 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.7933 tonnes per person 0.4308 tonnes per person 0.3624 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.8128 tonnes per person 0.6414 tonnes per person 0.1714 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2020s 0.7703 tonnes per person 0.7402 tonnes per person 0.03 tonnes per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Senegal?
Nicaragua, at 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7616 tonnes per person in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Senegal?
0.0525 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Senegal?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Senegal rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 167th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.