Land use hidden — Forest in Senegal
Senegal: Land use hidden — Forest was 79,482 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Senegal stood at 79,482 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Senegal peaked at 93,032 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79,482 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 55th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93,032 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 92,582 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 92,132 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 91,682 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 91,232 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 90,782 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 90,332 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 89,882 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 89,432 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 88,982 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 88,532 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 88,147 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 87,762 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 87,377 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 86,992 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 86,607 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 86,222 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 85,837 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 85,452 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85,067 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 84,682 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 84,282 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 83,882 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 83,482 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83,082 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82,682 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 82,282 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 81,882 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 81,482 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 81,082 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 80,682 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80,282 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 79,882 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 79,482 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 79,482 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 79,482 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,007 Square kilometres | 88,982 Square kilometres | 93,032 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,799 Square kilometres | 85,067 Square kilometres | 88,532 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,882 Square kilometres | 81,082 Square kilometres | 84,682 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,082 Square kilometres | 79,482 Square kilometres | 80,682 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Senegal?
- Land use hidden — forest in Senegal was 79,482 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 93,032 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,482 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Senegal ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata