Nepal vs Senegal: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Nepal
1.59 tonnes per person
in 2023
Senegal
1.05 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nepal rank
95th
Senegal rank
98th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Nepal
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.59 tonnes per person against 1.05 tonnes per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.54 tonnes per person.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.5 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Nepal ranks 95th and Senegal ranks 98th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0999 tonnes per person 0.4337 tonnes per person 0.3338 tonnes per person Senegal
2000s 0.1549 tonnes per person 0.5607 tonnes per person 0.4058 tonnes per person Senegal
2010s 0.4353 tonnes per person 0.8717 tonnes per person 0.4364 tonnes per person Senegal
2020s 1.45 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person 0.4279 tonnes per person Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Nepal or Senegal?
Nepal, at 1.59 tonnes per person against 1.05 tonnes per person in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Nepal and Senegal?
0.54 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Senegal rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Nepal ranks 95th and Senegal ranks 98th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.