Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal
Senegal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
166th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1952
All-time low
0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1997
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal is 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal peaked at 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1997.
That places Senegal 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 163 Nepal 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Niger 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Madagascar 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Montenegro 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Pakistan 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal was 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Senegal ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.