Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.0217 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 1.35 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 49th 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 square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.424 ha per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5416 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9412 ha per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 2002 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | +487.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1272 ha per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | +136.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | +175.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -30.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0217 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0217 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +487.1% | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4635 ha per square kilometre | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Senegal?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.