World Data Atlas Topics Land Use

In the forest of Senegal

Land Use
Area 41.7 % in 2021 WB
Africa Area (% in 2021)

Gabon is the top country by the area of the forest among 54 countries. As of 2021, the area of the forest in Gabon was 91.27 %. The top 5 countries also includes Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Seychelles, and Guinea Bissau.

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Gabon 91.27 WB
Equatorial Guinea 86.99 WB
Liberia 78.77 WB
Seychelles 73.26 WB
Guinea Bissau 70.11 WB
Congo 64.22 WB
Zambia 60.03 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.16 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 53.42 WB
Angola 52.98 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 51.11 WB
Mozambique 46.41 WB
Zimbabwe 44.97 WB
Cameroon 42.91 WB
Senegal 41.7 WB
Central African Republic 35.75 WB
Ghana 35.13 WB
Sierra Leone 34.85 WB
Eswatini 29 WB
Benin 27.36 WB
Botswana 26.71 WB
Guinea 25.02 WB
Nigeria 23.57 WB
Gambia 23.41 WB
Malawi 23.33 WB
Burkina Faso 22.54 WB
Togo 22.18 WB
Madagascar 21.34 WB
Mauritius 19.43 WB
Comoros 17.45 WB
Ethiopia 15.06 WB
South Africa 14.03 WB
Morocco 12.89 WB
Uganda 11.45 WB
Cabo Verde 11.42 WB
South Sudan 11.33 WB
Rwanda 11.23 WB
Mali 10.9 WB
Burundi 10.89 WB
Sudan 9.74 WB
Somalia 9.41 WB
Eritrea 8.69 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 8.57 WB
Namibia 7.98 WB
Kenya 6.34 WB
Tunisia 4.53 WB
Chad 3.34 WB
Lesotho 1.14 WB
Niger 0.84 WB
Algeria 0.82 WB
Mauritania 0.3 WB
Djibouti 0.25 WB
Libya 0.12 WB
Egypt 0.05 WB
Land Use Land Use Type
Agricultural Area 9 timeseries
Arable 19.89 % in 2021 WB
Country Area 2 timeseries
Cropland Area 3 timeseries
Forest Area 1 timeseries
Inland waters 418 1000 ha in 2021 FAO
Land 192,530 sq. km in 2021 WB + 1 other
Marine Area Protected 1 timeseries
Meadows Pastures 4 timeseries
Pastures Meadows 4 timeseries