Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1688 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.1688 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.3785 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0334 ha per person, in 1997.
That places Senegal 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3654 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3552 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3454 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.336 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3271 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3188 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0366 ha per person | -88.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0334 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0417 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0779 ha per person | +86.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 ha per person | -47.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3618 ha per person | +789.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3124 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2044 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3274 ha per person | +60.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3441 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3785 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2691 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.298 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2546 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2875 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3202 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2042 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2445 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 0.208 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1501 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.226 ha per person | +50.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2093 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.161 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1953 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2187 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2053 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1857 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2079 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1688 ha per person | -18.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1688 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 71.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1688 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +789.0% | 0.0407 ha per person | 0.3618 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2238 ha per person | 0.0334 ha per person | 0.3654 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2791 ha per person | 0.0407 ha per person | 0.3785 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2206 ha per person | 0.1501 ha per person | 0.3202 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1973 ha per person | 0.1688 ha per person | 0.2187 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Senegal?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Senegal was 0.1688 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3785 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.