Share of land area that is protected in Senegal
Senegal: Share of land area that is protected was 27.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is 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 total land area.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 27.5% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected 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.
Share of land area that is protected 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% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 27.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 27.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 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 land area that is protected in Senegal?
- Share of land area that is protected in Senegal was 27.5% 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 land area that is protected recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 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 land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.