Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0031 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal is 0.0031 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0166 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 61st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0031 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0031 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 58 Tanzania 0.0036 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Panama 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 60 Iran 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 62 China 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Tajikistan 0.0027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 64 Oman 0.0027 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Senegal was 0.0031 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0166 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.