Madagascar vs Senegal: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Madagascar
9,686 1000 ha
in 2025
Senegal
8,593 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar rank
52nd
Senegal rank
55th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Senegal
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9,686 1000 ha against 8,593 1000 ha in Senegal, a difference of 1,093 1000 ha.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 55th of 222 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 13,060 1000 ha 9,114 1000 ha 3,946 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 12,235 1000 ha 8,959 1000 ha 3,276 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 10,997 1000 ha 8,789 1000 ha 2,208 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 9,989 1000 ha 8,641 1000 ha 1,348 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Madagascar or Senegal?
Madagascar, at 9,686 1000 ha against 8,593 1000 ha in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Madagascar and Senegal?
1,093 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Madagascar ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 55th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.