Terrestrial protected areas in Senegal
Senegal: Terrestrial protected areas was 27.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Senegal stood at 27.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Senegal peaked at 27.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25.2% | — |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.4% | 27.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 protected areas in Senegal?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Senegal was 27.5% 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 protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.