Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Senegal
Senegal: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 24.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 24.1% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Senegal peaked at 24.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 14.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 133 Peru 24.7% compare
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- 137 Uzbekistan 23.0% compare
- 138 South Africa 21.9% compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 20.0% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0046 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -6.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Senegal?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Senegal was 24.1% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Senegal ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).