Senegal: Greenhouse gas emissions

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 Senegal

Greenhouse gas emissions

 Latest value 30,293
 Year 2020
 Measure kt of CO2 equivalent
 Data availability 1990 - 2020
 Average 19,819
 Min - Max 12,411 - 31,082
 Source World bank
The latest value from 2020 is 30293 kt of CO2 equivalent, a decline from 31082 kt of CO2 equivalent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 241624 kt of CO2 equivalent, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Senegal from 1990 to 2020 is 19819 kt of CO2 equivalent. The minimum value, 12411 kt of CO2 equivalent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 31082 kt of CO2 equivalent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Senegal - Greenhouse gas emissions - Recent values chart

Historical series
Senegal - Greenhouse gas emissions - historical chart - 1990-2020




Definition: Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and savanna burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).

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