Share global forest in Senegal
Senegal: Share global forest was 0.2089 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.2089
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2133
in 2000
All-time low
0.2089
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Senegal is 0.2089, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Senegal peaked at 0.2133 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2089, in 2025.
That places Senegal 58th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2117 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2118 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.212 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2122 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2123 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2125 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2127 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2128 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.213 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2132 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2133 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2131 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.213 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2128 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2126 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2124 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2122 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.212 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2118 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2116 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2114 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2113 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2111 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2109 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2107 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2106 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2104 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2102 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2099 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2097 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2095 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2094 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2093 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2092 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.209 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2089 | -0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.2089 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.2089 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2124 | 0.2117 | 0.2132 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2125 | 0.2116 | 0.2133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2106 | 0.2097 | 0.2114 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2092 | 0.2089 | 0.2095 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2958 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 29.09 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Senegal?
- Share global forest in Senegal was 0.2089 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2133 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2089 in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for share global forest?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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