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Share global methane emissions in Senegal

Senegal: Share global methane emissions was 0.1233 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1233
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
96th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1265
in 2020
All-time low
0.0684
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Senegal, 1850–2024

00.050.10.15185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Senegal stood at 0.1233.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Senegal peaked at 0.1265 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0684, in 1910.

Senegal ranks 96th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Senegal, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1029 —
1851 0.1027 -0.3%
1852 0.1022 -0.4%
1853 0.1018 -0.5%
1854 0.1009 -0.8%
1855 0.1005 -0.4%
1856 0.1 -0.5%
1857 0.0996 -0.3%
1858 0.0993 -0.3%
1859 0.0988 -0.6%
1860 0.0981 -0.7%
1861 0.0977 -0.4%
1862 0.0974 -0.3%
1863 0.0968 -0.6%
1864 0.0963 -0.6%
1865 0.0958 -0.5%
1866 0.0953 -0.5%
1867 0.095 -0.4%
1868 0.0947 -0.3%
1869 0.0942 -0.5%
1870 0.094 -0.3%
1871 0.0933 -0.7%
1872 0.0923 -1.1%
1873 0.0916 -0.8%
1874 0.0914 -0.1%
1875 0.0906 -0.9%
1876 0.0902 -0.5%
1877 0.0897 -0.6%
1878 0.0893 -0.5%
1879 0.0885 -0.8%
1880 0.0875 -1.2%
1881 0.0867 -0.9%
1882 0.0859 -0.9%
1883 0.0851 -1.0%
1884 0.0846 -0.5%
1885 0.0842 -0.5%
1886 0.0837 -0.6%
1887 0.0829 -0.9%
1888 0.0819 -1.3%
1889 0.0815 -0.5%
1890 0.0804 -1.3%
1891 0.0797 -0.9%
1892 0.0793 -0.5%
1893 0.0791 -0.2%
1894 0.0785 -0.9%
1895 0.0776 -1.0%
1896 0.0771 -0.7%
1897 0.0764 -0.9%
1898 0.0757 -1.0%
1899 0.0746 -1.4%
1900 0.0738 -1.1%
1901 0.0733 -0.6%
1902 0.073 -0.4%
1903 0.0721 -1.3%
1904 0.0719 -0.3%
1905 0.0713 -0.8%
1906 0.0705 -1.1%
1907 0.0692 -1.9%
1908 0.0695 +0.4%
1909 0.0689 -0.9%
1910 0.0684 -0.8%
1911 0.069 +0.9%
1912 0.0698 +1.2%
1913 0.0702 +0.5%
1914 0.0725 +3.4%
1915 0.0739 +1.8%
1916 0.0742 +0.5%
1917 0.0749 +0.9%
1918 0.0764 +2.0%
1919 0.0787 +3.0%
1920 0.0778 -1.1%
1921 0.08 +2.8%
1922 0.0792 -1.0%
1923 0.0774 -2.2%
1924 0.0773 -0.2%
1925 0.0773 -0.0%
1926 0.0776 +0.5%
1927 0.0772 -0.6%
1928 0.0784 +1.5%
1929 0.0784 +0.0%
1930 0.08 +2.1%
1931 0.0824 +3.0%
1932 0.0829 +0.6%
1933 0.0831 +0.3%
1934 0.0828 -0.4%
1935 0.0824 -0.5%
1936 0.0821 -0.3%
1937 0.0818 -0.4%
1938 0.0854 +4.4%
1939 0.0861 +0.8%
1940 0.0865 +0.5%
1941 0.0875 +1.2%
1942 0.0887 +1.4%
1943 0.0892 +0.5%
1944 0.0913 +2.4%
1945 0.0954 +4.5%
1946 0.0961 +0.7%
1947 0.0963 +0.3%
1948 0.0983 +2.0%
1949 0.1005 +2.3%
1950 0.1016 +1.0%
1951 0.1011 -0.5%
1952 0.1018 +0.7%
1953 0.1023 +0.5%
1954 0.1027 +0.4%
1955 0.1011 -1.6%
1956 0.1012 +0.0%
1957 0.1014 +0.2%
1958 0.1026 +1.2%
1959 0.1015 -1.0%
1960 0.1021 +0.5%
1961 0.0977 -4.3%
1962 0.0946 -3.2%
1963 0.0953 +0.8%
1964 0.0973 +2.1%
1965 0.1001 +2.9%
1966 0.1012 +1.0%
1967 0.1007 -0.4%
1968 0.0989 -1.8%
1969 0.0983 -0.7%
1970 0.1007 +2.5%
1971 0.1006 -0.1%
1972 0.095 -5.5%
1973 0.092 -3.2%
1974 0.0844 -8.3%
1975 0.0872 +3.3%
1976 0.0883 +1.3%
1977 0.0936 +6.0%
1978 0.0892 -4.7%
1979 0.089 -0.2%
1980 0.0938 +5.3%
1981 0.0896 -4.5%
1982 0.0955 +6.6%
1983 0.0896 -6.2%
1984 0.0886 -1.1%
1985 0.0876 -1.2%
1986 0.0913 +4.3%
1987 0.0957 +4.8%
1988 0.092 -3.9%
1989 0.0948 +3.0%
1990 0.0971 +2.5%
1991 0.0999 +2.9%
1992 0.1016 +1.7%
1993 0.1041 +2.4%
1994 0.1048 +0.7%
1995 0.1048 +0.0%
1996 0.1103 +5.3%
1997 0.1103 -0.0%
1998 0.1097 -0.6%
1999 0.1163 +6.0%
2000 0.1193 +2.6%
2001 0.1129 -5.4%
2002 0.1096 -2.8%
2003 0.1027 -6.4%
2004 0.1085 +5.6%
2005 0.1096 +1.0%
2006 0.1141 +4.1%
2007 0.112 -1.8%
2008 0.1158 +3.4%
2009 0.1206 +4.1%
2010 0.1221 +1.3%
2011 0.1214 -0.5%
2012 0.1179 -2.9%
2013 0.1189 +0.9%
2014 0.1157 -2.7%
2015 0.1151 -0.5%
2016 0.1209 +5.0%
2017 0.1176 -2.7%
2018 0.115 -2.2%
2019 0.118 +2.7%
2020 0.1265 +7.2%
2021 0.1237 -2.3%
2022 0.1213 -1.9%
2023 0.1223 +0.8%
2024 0.1233 +0.8%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 0.1233 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 0.1233 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1009 0.0988 0.1029 10
1860s 0.0961 0.0942 0.0981 10
1870s 0.0911 0.0885 0.094 10
1880s 0.0844 0.0815 0.0875 10
1890s 0.0779 0.0746 0.0804 10
1900s 0.0714 0.0689 0.0738 10
1910s 0.0728 0.0684 0.0787 10
1920s 0.0781 0.0772 0.08 10
1930s 0.0829 0.08 0.0861 10
1940s 0.093 0.0865 0.1005 10
1950s 0.1017 0.1011 0.1027 10
1960s 0.0986 0.0946 0.1021 10
1970s 0.092 0.0844 0.1007 10
1980s 0.0919 0.0876 0.0957 10
1990s 0.1059 0.0971 0.1163 10
2000s 0.1125 0.1027 0.1206 10
2010s 0.1183 0.115 0.1221 10
2020s 0.1234 0.1213 0.1265 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 93 Nicaragua 0.1262 compare
  2. 94 Cuba 0.125 compare
  3. 95 Laos 0.1237 compare
  4. 97 Yemen 0.1229 compare
  5. 98 Sri Lanka 0.1176 compare
  6. 99 Portugal 0.1146 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Senegal?
Share global methane emissions in Senegal was 0.1233 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.1265 in 2020.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 in 1910.
How does Senegal rank for share global methane emissions?
Senegal ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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