Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Senegal
Senegal: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 82.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Senegal, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 82.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Senegal peaked at 88.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2010.
That places Senegal 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.5% | 84.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 74.9% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 74.6% | 82.9% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Senegal?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Senegal was 82.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Senegal ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.