Namibia vs Senegal: Forest area
Namibia
8.04 million hectares
in 2025
Senegal
8.65 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
59th
Senegal rank
58th
Forest area over time
- Namibia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 8.65 million hectares against 8.04 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 606,360 hectares.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 58th of 235 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.45 million hectares | 9.12 million hectares | 673,779 hectares | Senegal |
| 2000s | 8.06 million hectares | 8.97 million hectares | 911,779 hectares | Senegal |
| 2010s | 8.05 million hectares | 8.81 million hectares | 762,782 hectares | Senegal |
| 2020s | 8.04 million hectares | 8.69 million hectares | 643,600 hectares | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Namibia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 8.65 million hectares against 8.04 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Namibia and Senegal?
- 606,360 hectares, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for forest area?
- Namibia ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 58th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.