Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Senegal
Senegal: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.7616 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7616 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
167th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.8007 tonnes per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
76
1949–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Senegal is 0.7616 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Senegal peaked at 0.8007 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Senegal ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950 | 0.1416 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.1154 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1215 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1121 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1005 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1142 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1129 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1123 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1194 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2477 tonnes per person | +107.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2365 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2299 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2366 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2466 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4395 tonnes per person | +78.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4333 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1712 tonnes per person | -60.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -86.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1131 tonnes per person | +384.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2926 tonnes per person | +158.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2936 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3065 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.317 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3676 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4986 tonnes per person | +35.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3334 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4113 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4705 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5064 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5708 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5469 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4932 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4129 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5053 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3966 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3833 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3424 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3719 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4881 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3795 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3913 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3876 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3914 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4216 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.338 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3576 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3428 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3508 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3703 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3914 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4169 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4239 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4596 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4773 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.493 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3852 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4414 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3934 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4262 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5431 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6034 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5531 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5727 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6165 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6747 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.666 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6951 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.712 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7773 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6445 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7154 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8007 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.779 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7616 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7616 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7616 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +384.8% | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.1131 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +158.8% | 0.1131 tonnes per person | 0.2926 tonnes per person |
| 1960 | +107.5% | 0.1194 tonnes per person | 0.2477 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | -86.4% | 0.1712 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +78.2% | 0.2466 tonnes per person | 0.4395 tonnes per person |
| 1967 | -60.5% | 0.4333 tonnes per person | 0.1712 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1149 tonnes per person | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.1416 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.4395 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3798 tonnes per person | 0.2926 tonnes per person | 0.5064 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4511 tonnes per person | 0.3424 tonnes per person | 0.5708 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3731 tonnes per person | 0.338 tonnes per person | 0.4216 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4308 tonnes per person | 0.3852 tonnes per person | 0.493 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6414 tonnes per person | 0.5431 tonnes per person | 0.7773 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7402 tonnes per person | 0.6445 tonnes per person | 0.8007 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Senegal?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Senegal was 0.7616 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 relative to the global average recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8007 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Senegal rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.