Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Senegal
Senegal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 1.11 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Senegal, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.11 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Senegal peaked at 1.11 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1949.
That places Senegal 117th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 8 |
| 1980s | 10,992 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 4 |
| 1990s | 191,617 tonnes | 40,304 tonnes | 384,702 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 457,238 tonnes | 384,702 tonnes | 564,222 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 851,146 tonnes | 611,854 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Senegal?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Senegal was 1.11 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1949.
- How does Senegal rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Senegal ranks 117th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.