Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 8,668 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in Senegal is 8,668 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Senegal peaked at 9,209 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,668 1000 ha, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 53rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,209 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,193 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,178 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9,162 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,147 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9,131 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,116 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 9,100 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,085 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,069 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,053 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,038 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9,022 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9,007 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,991 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8,976 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,960 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,945 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,929 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,914 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,898 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,886 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,870 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,855 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,839 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,824 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8,807 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,792 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,776 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,760 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,745 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,731 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8,715 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 8,699 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8,684 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 8,668 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,139 1000 ha | 9,069 1000 ha | 9,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,984 1000 ha | 8,914 1000 ha | 9,053 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,831 1000 ha | 8,760 1000 ha | 8,898 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,707 1000 ha | 8,668 1000 ha | 8,745 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.6 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Senegal?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Senegal was 8,668 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,209 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,668 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).