Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Senegal
Senegal: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 295.39 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Senegal is 295.39 kilograms per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Senegal peaked at 295.39 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.81 kilograms per person, in 1994.
Senegal ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.45 kilograms per person | 85.81 kilograms per person | 113.04 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.12 kilograms per person | 114.56 kilograms per person | 181.76 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.8 kilograms per person | 157.77 kilograms per person | 196.88 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.68 kilograms per person | 170.94 kilograms per person | 295.39 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Senegal?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Senegal was 295.39 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 295.39 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.81 kilograms per person in 1994.
- How does Senegal rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Senegal ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.