Senegal's forest cover fell from 47.4 % in 1994 to 41.3 % in 2023.
Senegal · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Senegal's forest area fell from 91,232 km in 1994 to 79,482 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
51st of 213 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 25.2 % in 2013 to 27.5 % in 2025.
Senegal's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 46.3 % in 1994 to 49.4 % in 2023.
Senegal's arable land (% of land area) rose from 16.5 % in 1994 to 19.9 % in 2023.
Air
Senegal's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 46.2 in 1994 to 41.6 in 2023.
Water
Senegal's water stress rose from 5.7 % in 1993 to 11.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
111th of 181 · 23rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,073 in 1993 to 1,462 in 2022.
Access
Senegal's safe drinking water rose from 20.0 % in 2000 to 27.2 % in 2024.
Senegal's safe sanitation rose from 14.6 % in 2000 to 30.1 % in 2024.