Change forest area share total in Senegal
Senegal: Change forest area share total was -0.1797 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.1797
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
171st
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.1694
in 1991
All-time low
-0.1797
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Senegal is -0.1797, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Senegal peaked at -0.1694 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1797, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 171st of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1694 | — |
| 1992 | -0.1697 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.17 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1702 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1705 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1708 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1711 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1714 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1717 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.172 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1723 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1726 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1729 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1732 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1735 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1738 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1741 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1744 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1747 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.175 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1753 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1756 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1759 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1762 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1765 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1769 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1772 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1775 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1778 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1781 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1784 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1787 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.179 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1793 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1797 | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -0.1797 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -0.1797 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1705 | -0.1717 | -0.1694 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1733 | -0.1747 | -0.172 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1764 | -0.1778 | -0.175 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1789 | -0.1797 | -0.1781 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 168 Western Sahara -0.1508 compare
- 169 Moldova -0.1566 compare
- 170 Libya -0.1627 compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1876 compare
- 173 Mexico -0.1928 compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau -0.2018 compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2958 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 29.09 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Senegal?
- Change forest area share total in Senegal was -0.1797 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1694 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1797 in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for change forest area share total?
- Senegal ranks 171st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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