Annual deforestation in Senegal
Senegal: Annual deforestation was 21,450 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
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.
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 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 31.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6572 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0238 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.91 Mt CO2e (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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