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Forest cover — Senegal

Forest cover in Senegal in 2023 — 41.28%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.04 pp.

2023 41.28% −0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank 74of 213
Period maximum 48.32%1990
Period minimum 41.28%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Senegal, 1990–20234042444648501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 48.32%1991: 48.09%1992: 47.85%1993: 47.62%1994: 47.39%1995: 47.15%1996: 46.92%1997: 46.68%1998: 46.45%1999: 46.22%2000: 45.98%2001: 45.78%2002: 45.58%2003: 45.38%2004: 45.18%2005: 44.98%2006: 44.78%2007: 44.58%2008: 44.38%2009: 44.18%2010: 43.98%2011: 43.78%2012: 43.57%2013: 43.36%2014: 43.15%2015: 42.94%2016: 42.74%2017: 42.53%2018: 42.32%2019: 42.11%2020: 41.91%2021: 41.7%2022: 41.49%2023: 41.28%
Change over the period: −7.04 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 41.28%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 41.28 −0.21 pp
2022 41.49 −0.21 pp
2021 41.7 −0.21 pp
2020 41.91 −0.21 pp
2019 42.11 −0.21 pp
2018 42.32 −0.21 pp
2017 42.53 −0.21 pp
2016 42.74 −0.21 pp
2015 42.94 −0.21 pp
2014 43.15 −0.21 pp
2013 43.36 −0.21 pp
2012 43.57 −0.21 pp
2011 43.78 −0.21 pp
2010 43.98 −0.2 pp
2009 44.18 −0.2 pp
2008 44.38 −0.2 pp
2007 44.58 −0.2 pp
2006 44.78 −0.2 pp
2005 44.98 −0.2 pp
2004 45.18 −0.2 pp
2003 45.38 −0.2 pp
2002 45.58 −0.2 pp
2001 45.78 −0.2 pp
2000 45.98 −0.23 pp
1999 46.22 −0.23 pp
1998 46.45 −0.23 pp
1997 46.68 −0.23 pp
1996 46.92 −0.23 pp
1995 47.15 −0.23 pp
1994 47.39 −0.23 pp
1993 47.62 −0.23 pp
1992 47.85 −0.23 pp
1991 48.09 −0.23 pp
1990 48.32 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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