Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Senegal
Senegal: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 35.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Senegal stood at 35.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Senegal peaked at 53.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1994.
That places Senegal 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 16.6% | 7.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 20.4% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 14.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 44.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Senegal?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Senegal was 35.2% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1994.
- How does Senegal rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Senegal ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.