Annual deforestation in Senegal
Senegal: Annual deforestation was 21,450 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
21,450 hectares per year
World rank
35th
of 112 countries
All-time high
21,450 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
21,450 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation 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
Senegal recorded 21,450 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Senegal peaked at 21,450 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,450 hectares per year, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 35th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,450 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 21,450 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21,450 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21,450 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21,450 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 21,450 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,965 hectares per year, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 21,450 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46,520 hectares per year, 46% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 hectares per year | 21,450 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 deforestation in Senegal?
- Annual deforestation in Senegal was 21,450 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 deforestation recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21,450 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,450 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for annual deforestation?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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