Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.