Mountain green cover area in Senegal
Senegal: Mountain green cover area was 0.6 kmsq in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mountain green cover area in Senegal, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mountain green cover area in Senegal is 0.6 kmsq, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Senegal peaked at 0.6 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Senegal 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mountain green cover area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 kmsq | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 kmsq | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 kmsq | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6 kmsq | +20.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6 kmsq is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 695.3 kmsq, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6 kmsq is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.6 kmsq, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1 kmsq | 0.1 kmsq | 0.1 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3 kmsq | 0.1 kmsq | 0.5 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6 kmsq | 0.6 kmsq | 0.6 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 170 Barbados 1.6 kmsq compare
- 171 Luxembourg 1 kmsq compare
- 172 Suriname 0.8 kmsq compare
- 174 Western Sahara 0.4 kmsq compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.2 kmsq compare
- 175 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.2 kmsq compare
- 175 Brunei 0.2 kmsq compare
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 mountain green cover area in Senegal?
- Mountain green cover area in Senegal was 0.6 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for mountain green cover area?
- Senegal ranks 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. 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 Mountain green cover area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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