Methane emissions, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
152nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Senegal peaked at 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Senegal 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 149 United Kingdom 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Seychelles 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Liechtenstein 0.6071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 India 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions, per capita in Senegal?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Senegal was 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.