Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Senegal
Senegal: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.3% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Senegal peaked at 3.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
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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 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Senegal?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Senegal was 2.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.