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Senegal
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP55.26[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3300.09[$]
Population16.74[millions]
Land Area197412.89[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 136 33.90 -0.90
Ecosystem Vitality 112 40.20 -0.50
Biodiversity 68 65.10 4.90
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 59 12.60 5.60
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 59 43.10 17.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 165 32.20 NA
Species Protection Index 32 78.00 15.00
Species Habitat Index 12 97.00 -2.30
Ecosystem Services 151 15.50 -15.10
Tree cover loss 101 12.50 -13.90
Grassland loss 155 18.30 -18.70
Wetland loss 122 31.20 -18.50
Fisheries 45 23.90 11.60
Fish Stock Status 40 38.80 28.30
Marine Trophic Index 55 15.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling 27 15.30 5.40
Acidification 168 28.00 -12.40
SO2 growth rate 171 15.70 -29.40
NOx growth rate 148 40.30 4.50
Agriculture 71 39.90 0.80
Pesticide 53 41.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 93 38.60 1.80
Water Resources 131 0.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 131 0.50 NA
Health 150 21.30 1.10
Air Quality 149 22.10 -0.90
PM2.5 111 25.20 -2.20
Household solid fuels 144 12.40 2.70
Ozone 110 40.70 -14.70
NOx 56 38.10 -2.70
SO2 159 14.90 -2.00
CO 89 53.90 -2.20
VOC 91 32.60 -1.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 160 13.10 4.30
Sanitation 160 13.40 4.00
Drinking water 160 13.00 4.60
Heavy Metals 93 47.00 4.40
Lead 93 47.00 4.40
Waste Management 156 11.20 0.50
Solid waste 145 4.10 NA
Recycling 132 11.90 1.70
Ocean Plastics 98 24.70 0.30
Climate Policy 119 33.60 -2.40
Climate Change 119 33.60 -2.40
CO2 growth rate 132 18.20 -3.20
CH4 growth rate 93 40.30 -0.70
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 112 54.60 -18.40
Black Carbon growth rate 126 55.10 39.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 89 37.60 -3.00
CO2 from land cover 98 39.60 -21.10
GHG intensity trend 50 60.70 5.80
GHG per capita 25 83.10 -2.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Qatar 33
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
GDP per capita
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Senegal 33.9
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Zambia 38.4
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Senegal 33.9
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Government Effectiveness
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Montenegro 46.9
Serbia 43.9
Colombia 42.4
Russia 37.5
Senegal 33.9
Philippines 28.9
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Regulatory Quality
Grenada 47.9
Brazil 43.6
Paraguay 40.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Samoa 36.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Fiji 31.3
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Voice and Accountability
Bulgaria 51.9
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Senegal 33.9
India 18.9
Rule of Law
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
Malawi 40.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Uganda 35.8
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Control of Corruption
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Jordan 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Marshall Islands 36.2
Senegal 33.9
Benin 29.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United States of America 51.1
Gabon 49.7
Montenegro 46.9
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Viet Nam 20.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Least Developed Countries
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
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