Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Senegal
Senegal: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Senegal, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Senegal is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Senegal peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1949.
That places Senegal 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +49.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +36.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +27.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +16.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +49.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +36.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +27.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
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- 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Senegal?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Senegal was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1949.
- How does Senegal rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Senegal ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.