Senegal

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,502.82 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 16,743,930 HDI (2020): 0.51
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 134
Score: 40.9
Vulnerability 0.532
Readiness 0.350

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Senegal places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Senegal is the 31st most vulnerable country and the 125th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
142
142
140
140
139
138
136
132
137
134
136
146
144
146
139
142
142
140
142
139
138
136
138
137
133
134
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.532
Food
0.649
Projected change of cereal yields
0.982
Projected population change
0.616
Food import dependency
0.380
Rural population
0.559
Agriculture capacity
0.988
Child malnutrition
0.368
Water
0.454
Projected change of annual runoff
0.482
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.380
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.073
Water dependency ratio
0.338
Dam capacity
0.996
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.653
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.882
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.648
Slum population
0.303
Medical staff
0.977
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.775
Ecosystem Services
0.407
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.343
Natural capital dependency
0.245
Ecological footprint
0.197
Protected biome
0.488
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.567
Human Habitat
0.563
Projected change of warm periods
0.325
Projected change of flood hazard
0.442
Urban concentration
0.441
Age dependency ratio
0.807
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.713
Paved roads
0.650
Infrastructure
0.465
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.436
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.314
Dependency on imported energy
0.845
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.581
Electricity access
0.299
Disaster preparedness
0.313