Niger vs Senegal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Niger
0.1%
in 2024
Senegal
0.1%
in 2024
Niger rank
66th
Senegal rank
67th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
Niger ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 12 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1970s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Niger or Senegal?
- Niger, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Niger and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Niger ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.