Senegal vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Senegal
6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal rank
77th
Sweden rank
78th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Senegal
  • Sweden
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M185019372024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 50,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Senegal ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 141,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 632,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 491,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1860s 150,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 681,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 530,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1870s 189,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 811,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 622,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1880s 249,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 751,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1890s 283,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 981,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1900s 318,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1910s 423,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1920s 646,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 993,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1930s 697,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1940s 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1950s 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1960s 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1970s 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1980s 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1990s 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2000s 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2010s 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2020s 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 334,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Senegal or Sweden?
Senegal, at 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Senegal and Sweden?
50,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sweden rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Senegal ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.