Forestland — Area, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Senegal is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Senegal 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Senegal?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Senegal was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.