Mangrove total area change in Senegal
Senegal: Mangrove total area change was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Senegal, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.3% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
That represents a change of down 48.0% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Senegal peaked at 1.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 27th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.7% | — |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -72.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +78.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +66.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -47.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 24 Gambia 0.3% compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
- 25 Brunei 0.3% compare
- 28 Comoros 0.3% compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 0.1% compare
- 30 Bermuda 0.0%
- 30 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 30 Kiribati 0.0%
- 30 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 30 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 30 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0%
More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 68.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Senegal?
- Mangrove total area change in Senegal was 0.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for mangrove total area change?
- Senegal ranks 27th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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