Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: CO₂ emissions per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.7891 tonnes per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.7616 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Senegal rank
167th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Senegal
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7891 tonnes per person against 0.7616 tonnes per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0275 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Senegal ranks 167th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.1149 tonnes per person | 0.0522 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.0944 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.3798 tonnes per person | 0.1129 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5948 tonnes per person | 0.4511 tonnes per person | 0.1437 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 0.3731 tonnes per person | 0.1467 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7073 tonnes per person | 0.4308 tonnes per person | 0.2765 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6915 tonnes per person | 0.6414 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 0.7402 tonnes per person | 0.0623 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Papua New Guinea or Senegal?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.7891 tonnes per person against 0.7616 tonnes per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
- 0.0275 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Senegal rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th 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. 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.