Niger vs Senegal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Niger
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Senegal
5.89 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger rank
66th
Senegal rank
67th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Niger
  • Senegal
-25.0M025.0M50.0M75.0M185019372024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 6.35 million tonnes against 5.89 million tonnes in Senegal, a difference of 465,840 tonnes.

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 689,224 tonnes 1.31 million tonnes 619,382 tonnes Senegal
1860s 1.09 million tonnes 2.00 million tonnes 915,314 tonnes Senegal
1870s 1.70 million tonnes 3.22 million tonnes 1.51 million tonnes Senegal
1880s 1.94 million tonnes 3.24 million tonnes 1.30 million tonnes Senegal
1890s 2.02 million tonnes 2.39 million tonnes 370,368 tonnes Senegal
1900s 5.80 million tonnes 2.20 million tonnes 3.60 million tonnes Niger
1910s 5.79 million tonnes 1.63 million tonnes 4.16 million tonnes Niger
1920s 10.37 million tonnes 5.43 million tonnes 4.95 million tonnes Niger
1930s 12.48 million tonnes 6.28 million tonnes 6.20 million tonnes Niger
1940s 18.15 million tonnes 7.88 million tonnes 10.27 million tonnes Niger
1950s 32.88 million tonnes 11.81 million tonnes 21.08 million tonnes Niger
1960s 15.88 million tonnes 10.28 million tonnes 5.60 million tonnes Niger
1970s -15.14 million tonnes 2.86 million tonnes 18.00 million tonnes Senegal
1980s 737,127 tonnes 480,878 tonnes 256,250 tonnes Niger
1990s 42.91 million tonnes 5.69 million tonnes 37.22 million tonnes Niger
2000s 14.49 million tonnes 6.68 million tonnes 7.81 million tonnes Niger
2010s 31.99 million tonnes 4.79 million tonnes 27.19 million tonnes Niger
2020s 7.41 million tonnes 5.93 million tonnes 1.49 million tonnes Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Niger or Senegal?
Niger, at 6.35 million tonnes against 5.89 million tonnes in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Niger and Senegal?
465,840 tonnes, 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 annual 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 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.