Forest area in Senegal
Senegal: Forest area was 8,649 ha th in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8,649 ha th
World rank
64th
of 255 countries
All-time high
9,193 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
8,649 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Senegal is 8,649 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Senegal peaked at 9,193 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,649 ha th, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 64th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,193 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 9,038 ha th | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 8,882 ha th | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8,805 ha th | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8,727 ha th | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 8,649 ha th | -0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8,649 ha th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,774 ha th, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8,649 ha th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 ha th, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,193 ha th | 9,193 ha th | 9,193 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,038 ha th | 9,038 ha th | 9,038 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,844 ha th | 8,805 ha th | 8,882 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,688 ha th | 8,649 ha th | 8,727 ha th | 2 |
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 forest area in Senegal?
- Forest area in Senegal was 8,649 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,193 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,649 ha th in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for forest area?
- Senegal ranks 64th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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