Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Senegal, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Senegal stood at 0.2722 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Senegal peaked at 0.2853 kilograms per international-$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 kilograms per international-$, in 1968.
That places Senegal 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0528 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0458 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0679 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0101 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1876 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1782 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1324 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2387 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1637 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2853 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1738 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1978 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1701 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2206 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2545 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2313 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2755 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2315 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 46 South Korea 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 47 Czechia 0.2771 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 48 Cuba 0.2764 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 50 India 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 52 United States 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Senegal?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Senegal was 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2853 kilograms per international-$ in 1980.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 kilograms per international-$ in 1968.
- How does Senegal rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).