Gabon vs Senegal: Share of global annual deforestation
Gabon
0.1%
in 2020
Senegal
0.3%
in 2020
Gabon rank
38th
Senegal rank
35th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Gabon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 2.0 times Gabon's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th of 112 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Gabon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Gabon and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Gabon ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.