Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Senegal
Senegal: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.08 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Senegal, 1949–2024
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
Senegal recorded 1.08 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Senegal peaked at 4.91 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, -0.6108 tonnes per person, in 1997.
Senegal ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.57 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.2 tonnes per person | 3.91 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.96 tonnes per person | 0.8894 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9915 tonnes per person | 0.0514 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5208 tonnes per person | 0.439 tonnes per person | 0.6396 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9886 tonnes per person | -0.6108 tonnes per person | 3.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9841 tonnes per person | -0.055 tonnes per person | 3.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9616 tonnes per person | 0.4541 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.9798 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 160 Madagascar 1.11 tonnes per person compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 1.11 tonnes per person compare
- 162 Mauritania 1.08 tonnes per person compare
- 164 Syria 1.03 tonnes per person compare
- 165 Tajikistan 1.02 tonnes per person compare
- 166 Eswatini 1.01 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Senegal?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Senegal was 1.08 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 tonnes per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6108 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Senegal ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.