Environment in Senegal

2,255 indicators covering environment for Senegal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -2.69 kg/ha 2023 down 261.1% 131st
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 74.91 % 2023 up 83.7% 41st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 199.82 % 2023 up 131.1% 15th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 130.01 % 2023 up 70.4% 55th
Arable land use per person 0.2119 hectares per person 2023 down 12.0% 57th
Forest area 8.65 million hectares 2025 down 1.8% 58th
Share of global forest area 0.2% 2025 down 0.8% 58th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.5964 2023 down 16.6% 110th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 97.8% 78th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0022 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 79.7% 104th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 89.9% 103rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.6% 112th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 443.6% 51st
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 214.1% 55th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.5% 48th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.0% 56th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.2% 54th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 55.9% 40th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.3% 39th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.5% 66th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -50.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 292.1% 173rd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 50.7% 117th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 214.8% 102nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 down 37.8% 115th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 down 21.7% 112th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0117 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 39.6% 102nd
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0143 t per square kilometre 2023 down 49.7% 101st
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 46th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 60.2% 42nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.4% 57th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -54.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 116.5% 155th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 90.9% 101st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 6 1000 USD 2024 up 20.0% 98th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -58.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 989.1% 184th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3078 m3 per person 2024 down 21.2% 60th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.3078 m3 per person 2024 down 21.2% 68th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3519 m3 per person 2024 down 21.8% 75th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.3519 m3 per person 2024 down 21.8% 94th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -47.31 % change on previous year 2024 down 180.7% 168th
Primary Forest — Area 1,654 1000 ha 2025 down 1.8% 32nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 6,544 t 2024 up 1,913.5% 96th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 7,818 1000 USD 2024 up 2,942.0% 93rd
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 97.5% 132nd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0005 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 98.4% 126th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.2% 103rd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.0% 99th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 7,583 t 2024 up 234.2% 78th
Recovered paper — Import value 946 1000 USD 2024 up 65.7% 88th
Annual change in forest area -15,540 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 195th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.2% 2025 down 1.8% 171st
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.2% 2025 down 1.8% 170th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -15,540 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 195th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person 2024 up 25.9% 34th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 1,116 m3 2024 up 1,700.0% 91st
Fibreboard — Export value 686 1000 USD 2024 up 411.9% 91st
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 107th