Primary Forest — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Primary Forest — Area was 1,654 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Senegal stood at 1,654 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Senegal peaked at 1,759 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,654 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Senegal 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,759 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,756 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,753 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,750 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,747 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,744 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,741 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,738 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,735 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,732 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,729 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,726 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,723 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,720 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,717 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,714 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,711 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,708 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,705 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,702 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,699 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,696 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,693 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,690 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,687 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,684 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,681 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,678 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,675 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,672 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,669 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,666 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,663 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,660 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,657 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,654 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1,654 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 413 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1,654 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 220 1000 ha, 7.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,745 1000 ha | 1,732 1000 ha | 1,759 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,715 1000 ha | 1,702 1000 ha | 1,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,685 1000 ha | 1,672 1000 ha | 1,699 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,661 1000 ha | 1,654 1000 ha | 1,669 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 29 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 31 Chad 1,734 1000 ha compare
- 33 Solomon Islands 1,642 1000 ha compare
- 34 Pakistan 1,212 1000 ha compare
- 35 Benin 1,205 1000 ha 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 primary forest — area in Senegal?
- Primary forest — area in Senegal was 1,654 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,759 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,654 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for primary forest — area?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — 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 Primary Forest — 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.