Nepal vs Senegal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Nepal
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
163rd
Senegal rank
166th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Nepal
- Senegal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 8 and Senegal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1860s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1870s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1880s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1890s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1900s | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1910s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Nepal or Senegal?
- Nepal, at 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Nepal and Senegal?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Senegal rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Nepal ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 166th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.