Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0107 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0107 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
89th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.056 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0107 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Senegal is 0.0107 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.056 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Senegal 89th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.056 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0545 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.05 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0321 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0304 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0236 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0107 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0107 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | 0.056 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 86 Morocco 0.0118 Square kilometres per person compare
- 87 Albania 0.0114 Square kilometres per person compare
- 88 Dominica 0.0113 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Honduras 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 91 Kenya 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 92 Spain 0.0103 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — land area, per capita in Senegal?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Senegal was 0.0107 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.056 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 89th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.