Years colonized in Senegal

Senegal: Years colonized was 232 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
232
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 159 countries
All-time high
232
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Senegal, 1462–2022

050100150200250146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 232 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Senegal peaked at 232 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Senegal ranks 41st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Senegal, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 1 —
1694 2 +100.0%
1695 3 +50.0%
1696 4 +33.3%
1697 5 +25.0%
1698 6 +20.0%
1699 7 +16.7%
1700 8 +14.3%
1701 9 +12.5%
1702 10 +11.1%
1703 11 +10.0%
1704 12 +9.1%
1705 13 +8.3%
1706 14 +7.7%
1707 15 +7.1%
1708 16 +6.7%
1709 17 +6.2%
1710 18 +5.9%
1711 19 +5.6%
1712 20 +5.3%
1713 21 +5.0%
1714 22 +4.8%
1715 23 +4.5%
1716 24 +4.3%
1717 25 +4.2%
1718 26 +4.0%
1719 27 +3.8%
1720 28 +3.7%
1721 29 +3.6%
1722 30 +3.4%
1723 31 +3.3%
1724 32 +3.2%
1725 33 +3.1%
1726 34 +3.0%
1727 35 +2.9%
1728 36 +2.9%
1729 37 +2.8%
1730 38 +2.7%
1731 39 +2.6%
1732 40 +2.6%
1733 41 +2.5%
1734 42 +2.4%
1735 43 +2.4%
1736 44 +2.3%
1737 45 +2.3%
1738 46 +2.2%
1739 47 +2.2%
1740 48 +2.1%
1741 49 +2.1%
1742 50 +2.0%
1743 51 +2.0%
1744 52 +2.0%
1745 53 +1.9%
1746 54 +1.9%
1747 55 +1.9%
1748 56 +1.8%
1749 57 +1.8%
1750 58 +1.8%
1751 59 +1.7%
1752 60 +1.7%
1753 61 +1.7%
1754 62 +1.6%
1755 63 +1.6%
1756 64 +1.6%
1757 65 +1.6%
1758 66 +1.5%
1759 67 +1.5%
1760 68 +1.5%
1761 69 +1.5%
1762 70 +1.4%
1763 71 +1.4%
1764 72 +1.4%
1765 73 +1.4%
1766 74 +1.4%
1767 75 +1.4%
1768 76 +1.3%
1769 77 +1.3%
1770 78 +1.3%
1771 79 +1.3%
1772 80 +1.3%
1773 81 +1.2%
1774 82 +1.2%
1775 83 +1.2%
1776 84 +1.2%
1777 85 +1.2%
1778 86 +1.2%
1779 87 +1.2%
1780 88 +1.1%
1781 89 +1.1%
1782 90 +1.1%
1783 91 +1.1%
1784 92 +1.1%
1785 93 +1.1%
1786 94 +1.1%
1787 95 +1.1%
1788 96 +1.1%
1789 97 +1.0%
1790 98 +1.0%
1791 99 +1.0%
1792 100 +1.0%
1793 101 +1.0%
1794 102 +1.0%
1795 103 +1.0%
1796 104 +1.0%
1797 105 +1.0%
1798 106 +1.0%
1799 107 +0.9%
1800 108 +0.9%
1801 109 +0.9%
1802 110 +0.9%
1803 111 +0.9%
1804 112 +0.9%
1805 113 +0.9%
1806 114 +0.9%
1807 115 +0.9%
1808 116 +0.9%
1809 117 +0.9%
1810 118 +0.9%
1811 119 +0.8%
1812 120 +0.8%
1813 121 +0.8%
1814 122 +0.8%
1815 123 +0.8%
1816 124 +0.8%
1817 125 +0.8%
1818 125 +0.0%
1819 125 +0.0%
1820 125 +0.0%
1821 125 +0.0%
1822 125 +0.0%
1823 125 +0.0%
1824 125 +0.0%
1825 125 +0.0%
1826 125 +0.0%
1827 125 +0.0%
1828 125 +0.0%
1829 125 +0.0%
1830 125 +0.0%
1831 125 +0.0%
1832 125 +0.0%
1833 125 +0.0%
1834 125 +0.0%
1835 125 +0.0%
1836 125 +0.0%
1837 125 +0.0%
1838 125 +0.0%
1839 125 +0.0%
1840 125 +0.0%
1841 125 +0.0%
1842 125 +0.0%
1843 125 +0.0%
1844 125 +0.0%
1845 125 +0.0%
1846 125 +0.0%
1847 125 +0.0%
1848 125 +0.0%
1849 125 +0.0%
1850 125 +0.0%
1851 125 +0.0%
1852 125 +0.0%
1853 125 +0.0%
1854 126 +0.8%
1855 127 +0.8%
1856 128 +0.8%
1857 129 +0.8%
1858 130 +0.8%
1859 131 +0.8%
1860 132 +0.8%
1861 133 +0.8%
1862 134 +0.8%
1863 135 +0.7%
1864 136 +0.7%
1865 137 +0.7%
1866 138 +0.7%
1867 139 +0.7%
1868 140 +0.7%
1869 141 +0.7%
1870 142 +0.7%
1871 143 +0.7%
1872 144 +0.7%
1873 145 +0.7%
1874 146 +0.7%
1875 147 +0.7%
1876 148 +0.7%
1877 149 +0.7%
1878 150 +0.7%
1879 151 +0.7%
1880 152 +0.7%
1881 153 +0.7%
1882 154 +0.7%
1883 155 +0.6%
1884 156 +0.6%
1885 157 +0.6%
1886 158 +0.6%
1887 159 +0.6%
1888 160 +0.6%
1889 161 +0.6%
1890 162 +0.6%
1891 163 +0.6%
1892 164 +0.6%
1893 165 +0.6%
1894 166 +0.6%
1895 167 +0.6%
1896 168 +0.6%
1897 169 +0.6%
1898 170 +0.6%
1899 171 +0.6%
1900 172 +0.6%
1901 173 +0.6%
1902 174 +0.6%
1903 175 +0.6%
1904 176 +0.6%
1905 177 +0.6%
1906 178 +0.6%
1907 179 +0.6%
1908 180 +0.6%
1909 181 +0.6%
1910 182 +0.6%
1911 183 +0.5%
1912 184 +0.5%
1913 185 +0.5%
1914 186 +0.5%
1915 187 +0.5%
1916 188 +0.5%
1917 189 +0.5%
1918 190 +0.5%
1919 191 +0.5%
1920 192 +0.5%
1921 193 +0.5%
1922 194 +0.5%
1923 195 +0.5%
1924 196 +0.5%
1925 197 +0.5%
1926 198 +0.5%
1927 199 +0.5%
1928 200 +0.5%
1929 201 +0.5%
1930 202 +0.5%
1931 203 +0.5%
1932 204 +0.5%
1933 205 +0.5%
1934 206 +0.5%
1935 207 +0.5%
1936 208 +0.5%
1937 209 +0.5%
1938 210 +0.5%
1939 211 +0.5%
1940 212 +0.5%
1941 213 +0.5%
1942 214 +0.5%
1943 215 +0.5%
1944 216 +0.5%
1945 217 +0.5%
1946 218 +0.5%
1947 219 +0.5%
1948 220 +0.5%
1949 221 +0.5%
1950 222 +0.5%
1951 223 +0.5%
1952 224 +0.4%
1953 225 +0.4%
1954 226 +0.4%
1955 227 +0.4%
1956 228 +0.4%
1957 229 +0.4%
1958 230 +0.4%
1959 231 +0.4%
1960 232 +0.4%
1961 232 +0.0%
1962 232 +0.0%
1963 232 +0.0%
1964 232 +0.0%
1965 232 +0.0%
1966 232 +0.0%
1967 232 +0.0%
1968 232 +0.0%
1969 232 +0.0%
1970 232 +0.0%
1971 232 +0.0%
1972 232 +0.0%
1973 232 +0.0%
1974 232 +0.0%
1975 232 +0.0%
1976 232 +0.0%
1977 232 +0.0%
1978 232 +0.0%
1979 232 +0.0%
1980 232 +0.0%
1981 232 +0.0%
1982 232 +0.0%
1983 232 +0.0%
1984 232 +0.0%
1985 232 +0.0%
1986 232 +0.0%
1987 232 +0.0%
1988 232 +0.0%
1989 232 +0.0%
1990 232 +0.0%
1991 232 +0.0%
1992 232 +0.0%
1993 232 +0.0%
1994 232 +0.0%
1995 232 +0.0%
1996 232 +0.0%
1997 232 +0.0%
1998 232 +0.0%
1999 232 +0.0%
2000 232 +0.0%
2001 232 +0.0%
2002 232 +0.0%
2003 232 +0.0%
2004 232 +0.0%
2005 232 +0.0%
2006 232 +0.0%
2007 232 +0.0%
2008 232 +0.0%
2009 232 +0.0%
2010 232 +0.0%
2011 232 +0.0%
2012 232 +0.0%
2013 232 +0.0%
2014 232 +0.0%
2015 232 +0.0%
2016 232 +0.0%
2017 232 +0.0%
2018 232 +0.0%
2019 232 +0.0%
2020 232 +0.0%
2021 232 +0.0%
2022 232 +0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 232 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 232 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1694 +100.0% 1 2
1695 +50.0% 2 3
1696 +33.3% 3 4
1697 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 2.8 0 7 10
1700s 12.5 8 17 10
1710s 22.5 18 27 10
1720s 32.5 28 37 10
1730s 42.5 38 47 10
1740s 52.5 48 57 10
1750s 62.5 58 67 10
1760s 72.5 68 77 10
1770s 82.5 78 87 10
1780s 92.5 88 97 10
1790s 102.5 98 107 10
1800s 112.5 108 117 10
1810s 122.2 118 125 10
1820s 125 125 125 10
1830s 125 125 125 10
1840s 125 125 125 10
1850s 127.1 125 131 10
1860s 136.5 132 141 10
1870s 146.5 142 151 10
1880s 156.5 152 161 10
1890s 166.5 162 171 10
1900s 176.5 172 181 10
1910s 186.5 182 191 10
1920s 196.5 192 201 10
1930s 206.5 202 211 10
1940s 216.5 212 221 10
1950s 226.5 222 231 10
1960s 232 232 232 10
1970s 232 232 232 10
1980s 232 232 232 10
1990s 232 232 232 10
2000s 232 232 232 10
2010s 232 232 232 10
2020s 232 232 232 3

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  2. 39 Micronesia (country) 250 compare
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  5. 43 Malaysia 207 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Senegal?
Years colonized in Senegal was 232 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 232 in 1960.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Senegal rank for years colonized?
Senegal ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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