Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was -0.1793 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Senegal, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Senegal recorded -0.1793 % change on previous year for forestland — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Senegal peaked at -0.169 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1793 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Senegal 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.169 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.1694 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1697 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1699 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1703 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1705 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1709 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1711 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1714 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1718 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1719 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1723 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1725 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1729 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1732 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1734 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1738 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.174 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1745 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1746 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.175 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1754 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1756 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.176 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1762 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.1765 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1769 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1771 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.1776 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1778 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1781 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1784 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1787 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.179 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1793 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1702 % change on previous year | -0.1714 % change on previous year | -0.169 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1731 % change on previous year | -0.1745 % change on previous year | -0.1718 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1761 % change on previous year | -0.1776 % change on previous year | -0.1746 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1785 % change on previous year | -0.1793 % change on previous year | -0.1778 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 175 Western Sahara -0.1506 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Republic of Moldova -0.1564 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Libya -0.1624 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1872 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Mexico -0.1925 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau -0.2015 % change on previous year compare
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 forestland — area, annual growth rate in Senegal?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Senegal was -0.1793 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was -0.169 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1793 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.