Grassland — Burned Area in Senegal
Senegal: Grassland — Burned Area was 3.12 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Senegal is 3.12 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Senegal peaked at 4.35 million ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 310,261 ha, in 1997.
That places Senegal 15th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.82 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.82 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 331,993 ha | -88.2% |
| 1997 | 310,261 ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 395,884 ha | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 757,773 ha | +91.4% |
| 2000 | 405,700 ha | -46.5% |
| 2001 | 3.70 million ha | +810.8% |
| 2002 | 3.27 million ha | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million ha | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 3.59 million ha | +64.0% |
| 2005 | 3.87 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 4.35 million ha | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 3.17 million ha | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 3.59 million ha | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 3.14 million ha | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 3.63 million ha | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 4.15 million ha | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 2.72 million ha | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 3.35 million ha | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million ha | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 3.40 million ha | +55.1% |
| 2017 | 3.24 million ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million ha | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 3.19 million ha | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 3.67 million ha | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 3.54 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.28 million ha | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.76 million ha | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 3.12 million ha | -16.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.12 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 69.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.12 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 6.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +810.8% | 405,700 ha | 3.70 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 million ha | 310,261 ha | 2.82 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million ha | 405,700 ha | 4.35 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 4.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 million ha | 3.12 million ha | 3.76 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 12 Viet Nam 27,541 ha compare
- 12 Zambia 3.59 million ha compare
- 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 25,499 ha compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,250 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 881.25 ha compare
- 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.88 million ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 18 Mozambique 2.66 million ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 ha
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha
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 grassland — burned area in Senegal?
- Grassland — burned area in Senegal was 3.12 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 million ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 310,261 ha in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for grassland — burned area?
- Senegal ranks 15th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.