Portugal vs Senegal: Methane emissions
Portugal
10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal
11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal rank
99th
Senegal rank
97th
Methane emissions over time
- Portugal
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal, a difference of 541,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 99th and Senegal ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 16 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1860s | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1870s | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1880s | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1890s | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1900s | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1910s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1920s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1930s | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1940s | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1950s | 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1970s | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1980s | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1990s | 12.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2020s | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Portugal or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Portugal and Senegal?
- 541,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Senegal rank globally for methane emissions?
- Portugal ranks 99th and Senegal ranks 97th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.