Senegal vs Somalia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Senegal
6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal rank
77th
Somalia rank
76th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Senegal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Senegal, a difference of 31,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 77th and Somalia ranks 76th of 201 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 141,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | 150,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | 189,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | 249,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 283,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 503,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1900s | 318,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1910s | 423,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 754,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1920s | 646,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1930s | 697,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1940s | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2020s | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 338,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Senegal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Senegal and Somalia?
- 31,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Senegal ranks 77th and Somalia ranks 76th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.