Deforestation statistics for Senegal



Senegal: Demographic data

Population (2022) 16,743,927
Annual population growth rate (2022) 2.80%
Population density (people/sq km) 87
Net migration -20,000
Fertility rate 4.7
Median age 19
Urban population share 49%


Senegal: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km):192,530
Tree cover(30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha):39,568
Tree cover extent as % of land area:0.20%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha):4,466
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover:11.30%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha):3,481
Primary forest extent as % of land area:0.00%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover:8.80%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha):6
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover:0.20%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha):3,475
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area:0.00%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area:9%


Senegal: Annual forest and tree cover data



Senegal: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002:0
2003:0
2004:0
2005:0
2006:0
2007:0
2008:1
2009:0
2010:0
2011:1
2012:nan
2013:nan
2014:0
2015:1
2016:0
2017:0
2018:0
2019:1
2020:1


Senegal: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001:71
2002:164
2003:38
2004:128
2005:72
2006:41
2007:172
2008:285
2009:161
2010:154
2011:117
2012:85
2013:375
2014:327
2015:293
2016:255
2017:392
2018:301
2019:278
2020:758




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1 Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Dakar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Saint-Louis 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.3%
Sédhiou 510 48 44 11 15 117 22.9%
Tambacounda 12 1 0 0 0 1 10.5%
Thiès 6 2 0 1 0 3 61.7%
Ziguinchor 37,738 368 694 1,181 1968年 4,210 11.2%
Diourbel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Fatick 1,066 8 10 1 1 20 1.8%
Kaffrine 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0%
Kaolack 1 1 1 0 0 1 95.0%
Kédougou 116 35 54 2 0 90 77.9%
Kolda 117 10 11 1 1 22 18.8%
Louga 0 0 0 0 0 0 60.0%
Matam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Admin area 2 Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Ziguinchor Bignona 2,066 0 1 1 2 4 0.2%
Ziguinchor Oussouye 1,319 0 1 1 0 2 0.1%
Ziguinchor Ziguinchor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Fatick Fatick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Fatick Foundiougne 95 0 0 0 0 0 0.2%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Primary forest extent
(2000)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Ziguinchor 3,385 1 2 2 2 6 0.2%
Fatick 95 0 0 0 0 0 0.2%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Admin area 2 Primary forest extent
(2001)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Ziguinchor Bignona 2,066 0 1 1 2 4 0.2%
Ziguinchor Oussouye 1,319 0 1 1 0 2 0.1%
Ziguinchor Ziguinchor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Fatick Fatick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Fatick Foundiougne 95 0 0 0 0 0 0.2%


2019 forest data for Senegal|Archived forest data for Senegal|Forest data for Senegal

Data Source:Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA viaGlobal Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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