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
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
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.