Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal
Senegal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
67th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
-0.1%
in 1997
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1997.
Senegal ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +32.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +21.0% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +37.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +29.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -17.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +123.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +22.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -20.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +75.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +43.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -28.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +53.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +44.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -63.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -57.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +109.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -32.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +38.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -22.3% |
| 1976 | -0.0% | -139.7% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1978 | -0.0% | -24.5% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | -0.0% | -95.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1550.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -84.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +88.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +135.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +119.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -40.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +42.5% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | -299.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -221.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +190.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +460.3% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -129.6% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | +154.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -551.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -58.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -87.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -224.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +148.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -76.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -544.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -187.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -1586.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -51.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -92.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -193.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | +39.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1595.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -55.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +57.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1595.6% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | +1586.2% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1981 | +1550.5% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | +551.9% | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | +544.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1995 | +460.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.