Co2 land use per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Co2 land use per capita was 0.3182 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3182
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.74
in 1967
All-time low
-0.9536
in 1997
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Senegal, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Senegal stood at 0.3182.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Senegal peaked at 4.74 in 1967 and was at its lowest, -0.9536, in 1997.
That places Senegal 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.9384 | — |
| 1851 | 1.1 | +17.0% |
| 1852 | 1.21 | +9.8% |
| 1853 | 1.26 | +4.9% |
| 1854 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 1855 | 1.3 | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 1.72 | +32.4% |
| 1857 | 1.79 | +3.8% |
| 1858 | 1.52 | -14.9% |
| 1859 | 1.52 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.68 | +10.3% |
| 1861 | 1.7 | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 1.76 | +3.8% |
| 1863 | 2.37 | +34.5% |
| 1864 | 2 | -15.6% |
| 1865 | 2.04 | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 2.18 | +6.6% |
| 1867 | 2 | -7.9% |
| 1868 | 1.93 | -3.9% |
| 1869 | 1.95 | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 2.49 | +27.3% |
| 1871 | 2.66 | +7.0% |
| 1872 | 2.78 | +4.5% |
| 1873 | 3.1 | +11.6% |
| 1874 | 3.13 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 2.85 | -9.1% |
| 1876 | 3.01 | +5.7% |
| 1877 | 2.87 | -4.5% |
| 1878 | 3 | +4.6% |
| 1879 | 2.91 | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 3.19 | +9.7% |
| 1881 | 2.66 | -16.5% |
| 1882 | 2.5 | -6.2% |
| 1883 | 2.73 | +9.5% |
| 1884 | 2.69 | -1.7% |
| 1885 | 2.47 | -8.2% |
| 1886 | 2.36 | -4.3% |
| 1887 | 2.32 | -1.8% |
| 1888 | 2.97 | +28.1% |
| 1889 | 2.46 | -17.0% |
| 1890 | 2.08 | -15.7% |
| 1891 | 2.04 | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 1.85 | -9.6% |
| 1893 | 1.98 | +7.1% |
| 1894 | 1.75 | -11.3% |
| 1895 | 1.67 | -4.8% |
| 1896 | 1.65 | -1.5% |
| 1897 | 1.77 | +7.8% |
| 1898 | 1.68 | -5.3% |
| 1899 | 1.58 | -6.0% |
| 1900 | 1.52 | -3.4% |
| 1901 | 1.49 | -2.2% |
| 1902 | 1.94 | +30.1% |
| 1903 | 1.64 | -15.5% |
| 1904 | 1.53 | -6.6% |
| 1905 | 1.48 | -3.7% |
| 1906 | 1.42 | -4.0% |
| 1907 | 1.63 | +15.3% |
| 1908 | 1.44 | -11.7% |
| 1909 | 1.42 | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 1.29 | -9.2% |
| 1911 | 1.18 | -8.2% |
| 1912 | 1.14 | -3.8% |
| 1913 | 1.09 | -4.3% |
| 1914 | 1.1 | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 1.04 | -4.9% |
| 1916 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 1.01 | -1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.9779 | -3.5% |
| 1919 | 0.9543 | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 2.31 | +141.6% |
| 1921 | 2.89 | +25.1% |
| 1922 | 2.92 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 3.02 | +3.4% |
| 1924 | 3.62 | +19.7% |
| 1925 | 3.63 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 3.46 | -4.5% |
| 1927 | 3.48 | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 3.62 | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 3.43 | -5.3% |
| 1930 | 3.57 | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 3.22 | -9.7% |
| 1932 | 3.35 | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 3.38 | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 3.25 | -3.9% |
| 1935 | 3.18 | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 3.01 | -5.5% |
| 1937 | 3.19 | +6.0% |
| 1938 | 3.28 | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 3.2 | -2.5% |
| 1940 | 3.3 | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 3.49 | +5.8% |
| 1942 | 3.5 | +0.3% |
| 1943 | 3.69 | +5.4% |
| 1944 | 3.52 | -4.7% |
| 1945 | 3.47 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 3.42 | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 3.42 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | 3.51 | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 3.57 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 3.84 | +7.6% |
| 1951 | 3.79 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 4.12 | +8.6% |
| 1953 | 4.08 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 4.11 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 4.12 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 4.26 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 4.23 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 4.15 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 4.16 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 2.81 | -32.6% |
| 1961 | 2.17 | -22.5% |
| 1962 | 3.46 | +59.2% |
| 1963 | 2.58 | -25.4% |
| 1964 | 3.45 | +33.4% |
| 1965 | 2.31 | -33.0% |
| 1966 | 3.19 | +38.3% |
| 1967 | 4.74 | +48.5% |
| 1968 | 1.7 | -64.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7763 | -54.4% |
| 1970 | 1.52 | +95.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9116 | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 1.29 | +41.2% |
| 1973 | 1.58 | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 1 | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7368 | -26.7% |
| 1976 | -0.282 | -138.3% |
| 1977 | -0.2728 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | -0.1996 | -26.8% |
| 1979 | -0.1659 | -16.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0067 | -95.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0927 | -1475.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 | -85.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0261 | +93.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0341 | +30.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0827 | +142.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0817 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1628 | +99.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0895 | -45.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1204 | +34.5% |
| 1990 | -0.227 | -288.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2629 | -215.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3195 | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8675 | +171.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2022 | -76.7% |
| 1995 | 1.04 | +414.1% |
| 1996 | -0.3131 | -130.1% |
| 1997 | -0.9536 | +204.5% |
| 1998 | 3.57 | -473.9% |
| 1999 | 1.39 | -61.0% |
| 2000 | 0.164 | -88.2% |
| 2001 | -0.177 | -208.0% |
| 2002 | -0.479 | +170.6% |
| 2003 | -0.1349 | -71.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5153 | -481.9% |
| 2005 | -0.4031 | -178.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2587 | -35.8% |
| 2007 | 3.48 | -1446.1% |
| 2008 | 1.74 | -49.9% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0781 | -92.8% |
| 2011 | -0.0696 | -189.2% |
| 2012 | -0.099 | +42.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0884 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -1569.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5696 | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4291 | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3815 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3636 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3379 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4784 | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2645 | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3074 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3172 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3182 | +0.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.3182 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.3182 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1569.7% | -0.0884 | 1.3 |
| 1981 | +1475.0% | -0.0067 | 0.0927 |
| 2007 | +1446.1% | -0.2587 | 3.48 |
| 2004 | +481.9% | -0.1349 | 0.5153 |
| 1998 | +473.9% | -0.9536 | 3.57 |
| 1995 | +414.1% | 0.2022 | 1.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.36 | 0.9384 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.96 | 1.68 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.88 | 2.49 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.64 | 2.32 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.8 | 1.58 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.08 | 0.9543 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.24 | 2.31 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.26 | 3.01 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.49 | 3.3 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.09 | 3.79 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.72 | 0.7763 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6117 | -0.282 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0697 | -0.0067 | 0.1628 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6156 | -0.9536 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5532 | -0.479 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3202 | -0.099 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3371 | 0.2645 | 0.4784 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Senegal?
- Co2 land use per capita in Senegal was 0.3182 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 in 1967.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9536 in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Senegal ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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