Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 11.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Senegal is 11.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Senegal peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8177 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.6365 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Senegal?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Senegal was 11.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Senegal ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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