Senegal - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Senegal was 80,682 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93,032 in 1990 and a minimum value of 80,682 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 93,032
1991 92,582
1992 92,132
1993 91,682
1994 91,232
1995 90,782
1996 90,332
1997 89,882
1998 89,432
1999 88,982
2000 88,532
2001 88,147
2002 87,762
2003 87,377
2004 86,992
2005 86,607
2006 86,222
2007 85,837
2008 85,452
2009 85,067
2010 84,682
2011 84,282
2012 83,882
2013 83,482
2014 83,082
2015 82,682
2016 82,282
2017 81,882
2018 81,482
2019 81,082
2020 80,682

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Senegal was 41.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 48.32 in 1990, while its lowest value was 41.91 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 48.32
1991 48.09
1992 47.85
1993 47.62
1994 47.39
1995 47.15
1996 46.92
1997 46.68
1998 46.45
1999 46.22
2000 45.98
2001 45.78
2002 45.58
2003 45.38
2004 45.18
2005 44.98
2006 44.78
2007 44.58
2008 44.38
2009 44.18
2010 43.98
2011 43.78
2012 43.57
2013 43.36
2014 43.15
2015 42.94
2016 42.74
2017 42.53
2018 42.32
2019 42.11
2020 41.91

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use