Nepal vs Senegal: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Nepal
0.6332 tonnes per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.7616 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
170th
Senegal rank
167th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Nepal
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.7616 tonnes per person against 0.6332 tonnes per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.1284 tonnes per person.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 167th of 213 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.1149 tonnes per person | 0.1103 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.2226 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 0.3798 tonnes per person | 0.3556 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.4511 tonnes per person | 0.4126 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.0836 tonnes per person | 0.3731 tonnes per person | 0.2895 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.1143 tonnes per person | 0.4308 tonnes per person | 0.3166 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.3066 tonnes per person | 0.6414 tonnes per person | 0.3348 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.5817 tonnes per person | 0.7402 tonnes per person | 0.1585 tonnes per person | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Nepal or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.7616 tonnes per person against 0.6332 tonnes per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Nepal and Senegal?
- 0.1284 tonnes per person, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Senegal rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Nepal ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 167th of 213 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.