Per capita methane emissions in Senegal
Senegal: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Senegal is 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Senegal peaked at 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 155th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 152 United Kingdom 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 India 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.5803 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 methane emissions in Senegal?
- Per capita methane emissions in Senegal was 0.6147 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 methane emissions recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Senegal ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.