Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Senegal
Senegal: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Senegal, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 16.6% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Senegal peaked at 16.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 76th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.5% | — |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 73 Ethiopia 17.0% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 17.0% compare
- 75 Burkina Faso 16.8% compare
- 77 Peru 16.5% compare
- 78 Montenegro 16.3% compare
- 79 Uganda 16.1% compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 16.1% compare
More climate change data for Senegal
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.6 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Senegal?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Senegal was 16.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Senegal ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.