Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal
Senegal: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 1.05 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
98th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.08 tonnes per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.3892 tonnes per person
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal is 1.05 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal peaked at 1.08 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3892 tonnes per person, in 1995.
Senegal ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.425 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4361 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4389 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4402 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4535 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3892 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4444 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4264 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4254 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4583 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5115 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5021 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.531 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.555 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5788 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6225 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5411 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6247 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6029 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5371 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6205 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.752 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7374 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7956 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8793 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9102 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.956 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9781 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9292 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.05 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.05 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4337 tonnes per person | 0.3892 tonnes per person | 0.4583 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5607 tonnes per person | 0.5021 tonnes per person | 0.6247 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8717 tonnes per person | 0.6205 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.9292 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Senegal was 1.05 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3892 tonnes per person in 1995.
- How does Senegal rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Senegal ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.