China vs Senegal: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
China
0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China rank
81st
Senegal rank
83rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- China
- Senegal
How they compare
China currently reports 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
China ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1860s | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1870s | 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1880s | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1890s | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1900s | 0.0331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1910s | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1920s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1930s | 0.0505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1940s | 0.0724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.3277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, China or Senegal?
- China, at 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between China and Senegal?
- 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Senegal rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- China ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.