Annual afforestation in Senegal
Senegal: Annual afforestation was 2,360 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Senegal, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Senegal is 2,360 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Senegal peaked at 2,360 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Senegal 35th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 2,360 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 2,360 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,360 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,360 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2,360 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2,360 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,360 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,360 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,360 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Senegal?
- Annual afforestation in Senegal was 2,360 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,360 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for annual afforestation?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.