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Senegal
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP53.21[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3356.34[$]
Population15.85[millions]
Urbanization48.12[%]
Land Area197412.89[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 155 30.7 -2.7
Health 154 20.4 0.3
Air Quality 148 25.4 -1.8
PM2.5 111 33.8 -3.7
Household solid fuels 143 12.3 2
Ozone 111 38.1 -11.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 160 13.1 2.5
Sanitation 160 13.4 2.2
Drinking water 160 12.9 2.7
Heavy Metals 93 47.7 2.9
Lead 93 47.7 2.9
Waste Management 128 0.9 -
Solid waste 128 0.9 -
Ecosystem Vitality 136 37.6 -4.6
Biodiversity 64 68.7 1.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 69 6.9 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 60 38.9 13.7
Species Habitat Index 12 97 -2.3
Species Protection Index 74 84 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 88 53.1 -0.4
Ecosystem Services 132 25.8 -8.9
Tree cover loss 126 22.7 -10.3
Grassland loss 125 46.4 17.1
Wetland loss 57 61.1 -9.3
Fisheries 67 12.8 1.3
Fish Stock Status 55 9.9 2.2
Marine Trophic Index 37 20.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 35 7.1 1.7
Climate Change 158 30.3 -11.5
CO2 growth rate 156 15 -17.2
CH4 growth rate 99 61.7 1.9
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 75 63.3 4.6
Black Carbon growth rate 165 8 -21
CO2 from land cover 38 70.3 -
GHG intensity trend 94 46.8 -7.4
GHG per capita 28 82.4 -1.7
Pollution Emissions 114 49.5 8
SO2 growth rate 117 52.9 -0.8
NOx growth rate 103 46.2 16.9
Agriculture 93 38.6 1.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 93 38.6 1.8
Water Resources 116 0.5 -
Wastewater treatment 116 0.5 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Tajikistan 38.2
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Cameroon 33.6
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Mauritania 27.7
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Issue Performance
Malawi 38.3
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Rwanda 33.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Ghana 27.6
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Samoa 37.3
China 37.3
Senegal 30.7
Ghana 27.6
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Peru 44
Georgia 41.3
Guyana 35.9
Fiji 34.4
Mongolia 32.2
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Political Stability
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Guyana 35.9
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Gambia 27.9
Sierra Leone 25.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Least Developed Countries
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Mozambique 33.9
Cambodia 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Togo 29.5
Solomon Islands 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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