Years a country was a European overseas colony in Senegal

Senegal: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 232 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

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

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Senegal, 1462–2022

050100150200250146217422022

Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 232 years for years a country was a european overseas colony 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 a country was a european overseas colony in Senegal peaked at 232 years in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 years, 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 a country was a European overseas colony in Senegal, year by year

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

Senegal compared with similar countries

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

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony 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 years 2 years
1695 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1696 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1697 +25.0% 4 years 5 years

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 38 Mauritius 254 years compare
  2. 39 Micronesia (country) 250 years compare
  3. 40 Argentina 240 years compare
  4. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 218 years compare
  5. 43 Malaysia 207 years compare
  6. 44 Uruguay 204 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Senegal?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Senegal was 232 years in 2022, according to Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 232 years in 1960.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Senegal rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Senegal ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony 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 Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit
years
Source
Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by 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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Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.