Senegal vs United States: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Senegal
0.2722 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
United States
0.2593 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Senegal rank
49th
United States rank
52nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Senegal
- United States
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ in United States, a difference of 0.0129 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Senegal ranks 49th and United States ranks 52nd of 164 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0528 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9701 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9173 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1960s | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8352 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7318 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1782 kilograms per international-$ | 0.809 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6308 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1980s | 0.2194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5983 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3789 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1990s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3308 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 2000s | 0.1978 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4207 kilograms per international-$ | 0.223 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2545 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0691 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2608 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0101 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Senegal or United States?
- Senegal, at 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Senegal and United States?
- 0.0129 kilograms per international-$, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and United States?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Senegal and United States rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 49th and United States ranks 52nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).