Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Senegal
Senegal: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Senegal, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Senegal peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 86th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Senegal?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Senegal was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.