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 67th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,193 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,178 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,162 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9,147 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,131 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9,116 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,100 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 9,085 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,069 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,053 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,038 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,022 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9,007 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8,991 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,976 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8,960 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,945 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,929 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,914 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,898 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,882 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,867 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,851 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,836 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,820 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,805 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8,789 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,774 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,758 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,743 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,727 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,711 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8,696 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 8,680 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8,665 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 8,649 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8,649 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8,649 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 67th out of 249 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.