Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal
Senegal: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal is 3.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 181.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal peaked at 3.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.1% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +72.7% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +40.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 4.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 4.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Senegal was 3.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.