Waste — Emissions Share in Senegal
Senegal: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Senegal stood at 15.63 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Senegal peaked at 15.63 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.16 %, in 1999.
Senegal ranks 143rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.6 % | — |
| 1991 | 10.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.66 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.61 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.62 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.67 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.71 % | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 9.62 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.09 % | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 8.16 % | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 8.73 % | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 11.25 % | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 11.86 % | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 12.62 % | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 12 % | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 11.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.56 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.05 % | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.87 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.86 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.97 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6 % | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 12.93 % | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.64 % | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 14.24 % | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.94 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.62 % | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 15.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.64 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 15.63 % | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 15.63 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 15.63 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.04 % | 8.16 % | 10.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.57 % | 8.73 % | 12.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 % | 11.86 % | 15.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.25 % | 14.64 % | 15.63 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- 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 waste — emissions share in Senegal?
- Waste — emissions share in Senegal was 15.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.63 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.16 % in 1999.
- How does Senegal rank for waste — emissions share?
- Senegal ranks 143rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.