LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Senegal
Senegal: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.1 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.54 t CO2eq/cap in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
That places Senegal 91st out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | -56.1% |
| 2002 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.27 t CO2eq/cap, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -56.1% | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.332 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.188 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.129 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.105 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 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 lulucf — emissions per capita in Senegal?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Senegal was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 t CO2eq/cap in 1999.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Senegal ranks 91st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.