Forest area as share of land area in Senegal
Senegal: Forest area as share of land area was 44.92 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Senegal, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Senegal stood at 44.92. That is the lowest value across all 36 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, forest area as share of land area in Senegal peaked at 47.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.92, in 2025.
That places Senegal 68th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.39 | 47.02 | 47.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.58 | 46.22 | 46.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.77 | 45.41 | 46.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.13 | 44.92 | 45.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 65 Austria 47.31 compare
- 66 Vietnam 47.19 compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 46.84 compare
- 69 Georgia 44.62 compare
- 70 Belarus, Republic of 44.22 compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 44.06 compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 0 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,551 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 517 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1,462 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1,909 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 54,792 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Senegal?
- Forest area as share of land area in Senegal was 44.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 47.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.92 in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Senegal ranks 68th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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