CO₂ emissions per capita in Senegal
Senegal: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.7616 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Senegal, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.7616 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.8007 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Senegal ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1149 tonnes per person | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.1416 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.4395 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3798 tonnes per person | 0.2926 tonnes per person | 0.5064 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4511 tonnes per person | 0.3424 tonnes per person | 0.5708 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3731 tonnes per person | 0.338 tonnes per person | 0.4216 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4308 tonnes per person | 0.3852 tonnes per person | 0.493 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6414 tonnes per person | 0.5431 tonnes per person | 0.7773 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7402 tonnes per person | 0.6445 tonnes per person | 0.8007 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Senegal
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 18.93 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 10.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 300.60 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal was 0.7616 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8007 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Senegal rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.