Ireland vs Senegal: Annual forest expansion
Ireland
5,910 hectares per year
in 2020
Senegal
5,920 hectares per year
in 2020
Ireland rank
44th
Senegal rank
43rd
Annual forest expansion over time
- Ireland
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 5,920 hectares per year against 5,910 hectares per year in Ireland, a difference of 10 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,130 hectares per year | 5,920 hectares per year | 11,210 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2000s | 10,370 hectares per year | 5,920 hectares per year | 4,450 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5,655 hectares per year | 5,920 hectares per year | 265 hectares per year | Senegal |
| 2020s | 5,910 hectares per year | 5,920 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Ireland or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 5,920 hectares per year against 5,910 hectares per year in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Ireland and Senegal?
- 10 hectares per year, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Senegal rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Ireland ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).