Consumption-based carbon intensity in Senegal
Senegal: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Senegal, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Senegal stood at 0.3672 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Senegal peaked at 0.3745 kilograms per international-$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2001 kilograms per international-$, in 1995.
Senegal ranks 24th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2381 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2569 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2326 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2785 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3451 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2642 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3745 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3511 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3338 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Belarus 0.3887 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 China 0.3867 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Estonia 0.366 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Botswana 0.3581 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 0.3442 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Senegal?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Senegal was 0.3672 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3745 kilograms per international-$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2001 kilograms per international-$ in 1995.
- How does Senegal rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).