Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Senegal
Senegal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
155th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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, excluding land use and forestry in Senegal is 0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Senegal peaked at 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
That places Senegal 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 152 Zambia 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Ghana 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Pakistan 0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Vanuatu 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Nepal 0.8927 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, excluding land use and forestry in Senegal?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Senegal was 0.9651 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Senegal rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Senegal ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.