Co emissions per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Co emissions per capita was 0.7616 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7616
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
167th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.8007
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1949
Years of data
76
1949–2024
Co emissions per capita in Senegal, 1949–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.7616 for co 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, co emissions per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.8007 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, 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.
Co emissions per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0.1416 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1154 | -18.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1215 | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0994 | -18.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1121 | +12.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1005 | -10.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1142 | +13.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1129 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1123 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1194 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2477 | +107.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2365 | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2299 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2366 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2466 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4395 | +78.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4333 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1712 | -60.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0233 | -86.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1131 | +384.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2926 | +158.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2936 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3065 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.317 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3676 | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4986 | +35.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3334 | -33.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4113 | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4705 | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5064 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5708 | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5469 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4932 | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4129 | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5053 | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3966 | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3833 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3424 | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3719 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4881 | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3795 | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3913 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3876 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3914 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4216 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.338 | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3576 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3428 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3508 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3703 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3914 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4169 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4239 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4596 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4773 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.493 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3852 | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4414 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3934 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4262 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5431 | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6034 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5531 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5727 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6165 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6747 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.666 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6951 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.712 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7773 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6445 | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7154 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8007 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.779 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7616 | -2.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7616 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7616 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +384.8% | 0.0233 | 0.1131 |
| 1970 | +158.8% | 0.1131 | 0.2926 |
| 1960 | +107.5% | 0.1194 | 0.2477 |
| 1968 | -86.4% | 0.1712 | 0.0233 |
| 1965 | +78.2% | 0.2466 | 0.4395 |
| 1967 | -60.5% | 0.4333 | 0.1712 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1149 | 0.0994 | 0.1416 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2378 | 0.0233 | 0.4395 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3798 | 0.2926 | 0.5064 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4511 | 0.3424 | 0.5708 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3731 | 0.338 | 0.4216 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4308 | 0.3852 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6414 | 0.5431 | 0.7773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7402 | 0.6445 | 0.8007 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions per capita in Senegal?
- Co emissions per capita in Senegal was 0.7616 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8007 in 2022.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1949.
- How does Senegal rank for co emissions per capita?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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