Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.0003 ha per person.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0267 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0057 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.005 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.009 ha per person | +80.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0191 ha per person | +69.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0267 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0172 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 2001 | 0.001 ha per person | -94.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -78.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +57.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 ha per person | +473.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.002 ha per person | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -34.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 ha per person | +130.5% |
| 2013 | 0.002 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 ha per person | -41.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -60.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.001 ha per person | +168.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +473.6% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0267 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Senegal?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Senegal was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0267 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.