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 30th out of 169 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.
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
- 27 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 29 Chad 1,734 1000 ha compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 1,642 1000 ha compare
- 32 Pakistan 1,212 1000 ha compare
- 33 Benin 1,205 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 120.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 418 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 58.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (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 30th out of 169 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.