Senegal vs Somalia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Senegal
0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal rank
83rd
Somalia rank
86th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Senegal
- Somalia
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Senegal ranks 83rd and Somalia ranks 86th of 201 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1860s | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 0.2242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.3863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.5987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.4387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.3465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Senegal or Somalia?
- Senegal, at 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Senegal and Somalia?
- 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Senegal ranks 83rd and Somalia ranks 86th 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.