Forest land — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Forest land — Area was 8,649 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Senegal is 8,649 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Senegal peaked at 9,193 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,649 1000 ha, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 60th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 9,123 1000 ha | 9,053 1000 ha | 9,193 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,968 1000 ha | 8,898 1000 ha | 9,038 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,813 1000 ha | 8,743 1000 ha | 8,882 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,688 1000 ha | 8,649 1000 ha | 8,727 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 120.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 418 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 58.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Senegal?
- Forest land — area in Senegal was 8,649 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,193 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,649 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for forest land — area?
- Senegal ranks 60th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.