Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Senegal
Senegal: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 37.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 37.9% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Senegal peaked at 37.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 69th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +120.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -50.3% |
| 2025 | 37.9% | +13.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 37.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 37.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 21.9% | 66.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.2% | 37.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Senegal?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Senegal was 37.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Senegal ranks 69th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).