Japan vs Senegal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Japan
5.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Senegal
5.89 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
69th
Senegal rank
67th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Japan
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 5.89 million tonnes against 5.49 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 392,960 tonnes.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.25 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 12.94 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1860s | 15.48 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 13.48 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1870s | 18.84 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 15.62 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 23.91 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 20.67 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 32.96 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 30.57 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 42.19 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 39.99 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 49.96 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 48.33 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 61.73 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | 56.31 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 70.00 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 63.72 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 74.69 million tonnes | 7.88 million tonnes | 66.82 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 73.17 million tonnes | 11.81 million tonnes | 61.36 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 56.78 million tonnes | 10.28 million tonnes | 46.50 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 25.47 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 22.61 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.00 million tonnes | 480,878 tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | -2.36 million tonnes | 5.69 million tonnes | 8.05 million tonnes | Senegal |
| 2000s | -9.01 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 15.69 million tonnes | Senegal |
| 2010s | -4.31 million tonnes | 4.79 million tonnes | 9.11 million tonnes | Senegal |
| 2020s | 4.50 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Japan or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 5.89 million tonnes against 5.49 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Japan and Senegal?
- 392,960 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Senegal rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Japan ranks 69th 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.