Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.001 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.001 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0309 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 126th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -89.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -36.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.001 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -89.9% | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person |
| 1999 | -36.8% | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person |
| 2008 | -35.4% | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 123 United States Virgin Islands 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 124 Liechtenstein 0.001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 125 Spain 0.001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 127 Barbados 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 129 Seychelles 0.0009 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 — other areas, per capita in Senegal?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Senegal was 0.001 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 126th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.