Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.7% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2001.
Senegal ranks 158th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +3135.3% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -89.9% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +172.7% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -53.2% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +906.7% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -43.6% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -75.6% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | +1117.8% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -40.6% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +161.3% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +61.4% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -76.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +68.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +3135.3% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
| 2013 | +1117.8% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
| 2007 | +906.7% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Senegal was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.