Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal
Senegal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 5.89 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.89 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
67th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40.98 million tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
-8.85 million tonnes
in 1997
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal stood at 5.89 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal peaked at 40.98 million tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, -8.85 million tonnes, in 1997.
That places Senegal 67th out of 197 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 878,810 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 1.03 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1852 | 1.14 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1853 | 1.20 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1854 | 1.22 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1855 | 1.25 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 1.66 million tonnes | +33.1% |
| 1857 | 1.73 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1858 | 1.48 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1859 | 1.49 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 1.65 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1861 | 1.69 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 1.77 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1863 | 2.39 million tonnes | +35.6% |
| 1864 | 2.04 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1865 | 2.09 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1866 | 2.25 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1867 | 2.08 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1868 | 2.02 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1869 | 2.06 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 2.65 million tonnes | +28.5% |
| 1871 | 2.86 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1872 | 3.02 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1873 | 3.40 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1874 | 3.48 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1875 | 3.19 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1876 | 3.41 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1877 | 3.29 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1878 | 3.48 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1879 | 3.40 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1880 | 3.77 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1881 | 3.18 million tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1882 | 3.01 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1883 | 3.32 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1884 | 3.29 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 3.05 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1886 | 2.94 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1887 | 2.91 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1888 | 3.76 million tonnes | +29.2% |
| 1889 | 3.15 million tonnes | -16.4% |
| 1890 | 2.68 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1891 | 2.65 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 2.41 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1893 | 2.60 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1894 | 2.32 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1895 | 2.22 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1896 | 2.21 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 2.39 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1898 | 2.28 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1899 | 2.16 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1900 | 2.10 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1901 | 2.07 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1902 | 2.71 million tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1903 | 2.30 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1904 | 2.17 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1905 | 2.10 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 2.03 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1907 | 2.36 million tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1908 | 2.09 million tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1909 | 2.07 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 1.89 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1911 | 1.75 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1912 | 1.69 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1913 | 1.63 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1914 | 1.65 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 1.58 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1916 | 1.57 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 1.55 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1918 | 1.51 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1919 | 1.48 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 3.61 million tonnes | +143.9% |
| 1921 | 4.57 million tonnes | +26.6% |
| 1922 | 4.69 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1923 | 4.92 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1924 | 5.98 million tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1925 | 6.09 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1926 | 5.90 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1927 | 6.02 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 6.36 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1929 | 6.11 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1930 | 6.45 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1931 | 5.91 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1932 | 6.23 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1933 | 6.38 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 6.22 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1935 | 6.17 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 5.91 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1937 | 6.36 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1938 | 6.62 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 6.56 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 6.88 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1941 | 7.39 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1942 | 7.54 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 8.09 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1944 | 7.85 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1945 | 7.89 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 7.92 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 8.06 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 8.42 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 8.73 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 9.82 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1951 | 9.93 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 11.06 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1953 | 11.24 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 11.64 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 11.98 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 12.75 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1957 | 13.00 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 13.11 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 13.53 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 9.37 million tonnes | -30.7% |
| 1961 | 7.47 million tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1962 | 12.24 million tonnes | +63.8% |
| 1963 | 9.40 million tonnes | -23.2% |
| 1964 | 12.90 million tonnes | +37.3% |
| 1965 | 8.89 million tonnes | -31.1% |
| 1966 | 12.66 million tonnes | +42.4% |
| 1967 | 19.37 million tonnes | +53.0% |
| 1968 | 7.16 million tonnes | -63.0% |
| 1969 | 3.37 million tonnes | -53.0% |
| 1970 | 6.79 million tonnes | +101.8% |
| 1971 | 4.20 million tonnes | -38.2% |
| 1972 | 6.10 million tonnes | +45.4% |
| 1973 | 7.70 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 5.05 million tonnes | -34.4% |
| 1975 | 3.81 million tonnes | -24.6% |
| 1976 | -1.50 million tonnes | -139.3% |
| 1977 | -1.48 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1978 | -1.11 million tonnes | -25.1% |
| 1979 | -946,375 tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1980 | -39,425 tonnes | -95.8% |
| 1981 | 556,159 tonnes | -1510.7% |
| 1982 | 82,770 tonnes | -85.1% |
| 1983 | 164,770 tonnes | +99.1% |
| 1984 | 221,709 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1985 | 552,421 tonnes | +149.2% |
| 1986 | 561,764 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million tonnes | +105.2% |
| 1988 | 652,522 tonnes | -43.4% |
| 1989 | 903,066 tonnes | +38.4% |
| 1990 | -1.75 million tonnes | -294.1% |
| 1991 | 2.09 million tonnes | -219.1% |
| 1992 | 2.61 million tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 7.28 million tonnes | +179.1% |
| 1994 | 1.74 million tonnes | -76.1% |
| 1995 | 9.20 million tonnes | +427.5% |
| 1996 | -2.84 million tonnes | -130.9% |
| 1997 | -8.85 million tonnes | +211.8% |
| 1998 | 33.88 million tonnes | -482.7% |
| 1999 | 13.55 million tonnes | -60.0% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million tonnes | -87.9% |
| 2001 | -1.81 million tonnes | -210.6% |
| 2002 | -5.01 million tonnes | +177.3% |
| 2003 | -1.45 million tonnes | -71.1% |
| 2004 | 5.66 million tonnes | -491.0% |
| 2005 | -4.53 million tonnes | -180.1% |
| 2006 | -2.97 million tonnes | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 40.98 million tonnes | -1477.7% |
| 2008 | 21.01 million tonnes | -48.7% |
| 2009 | 13.33 million tonnes | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 986,495 tonnes | -92.6% |
| 2011 | -902,553 tonnes | -191.5% |
| 2012 | -1.32 million tonnes | +46.0% |
| 2013 | -1.21 million tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 18.39 million tonnes | -1617.0% |
| 2015 | 8.31 million tonnes | -54.8% |
| 2016 | 6.45 million tonnes | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 5.90 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 5.79 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.53 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.03 million tonnes | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 4.55 million tonnes | -43.3% |
| 2022 | 5.43 million tonnes | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 5.73 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 5.89 million tonnes | +2.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 5.89 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.54 million tonnes, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 5.89 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | +1617.0% | -1.21 million tonnes | 18.39 million tonnes |
| 1981 | +1510.7% | -39,425 tonnes | 556,159 tonnes |
| 2007 | +1477.7% | -2.97 million tonnes | 40.98 million tonnes |
| 2004 | +491.0% | -1.45 million tonnes | 5.66 million tonnes |
| 1998 | +482.7% | -8.85 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes |
| 1995 | +427.5% | 1.74 million tonnes | 9.20 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.31 million tonnes | 878,810 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.22 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.24 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.39 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.20 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.43 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 6.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.28 million tonnes | 5.91 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.88 million tonnes | 6.88 million tonnes | 8.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.81 million tonnes | 9.82 million tonnes | 13.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.28 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | 19.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 million tonnes | -1.50 million tonnes | 7.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,878 tonnes | -39,425 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.69 million tonnes | -8.85 million tonnes | 33.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.68 million tonnes | -5.01 million tonnes | 40.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 million tonnes | -1.32 million tonnes | 18.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.93 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 8.03 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Senegal was 5.89 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.98 million tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.85 million tonnes in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.