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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 4,612.69 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 17,316,449 | HDI (2022): 0.52 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
144
Score: 40.9
Vulnerability
0.534
Readiness
0.351
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 32nd 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 | 21 | 22 |
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| Ranking | 142 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 143 | 142 | 141 | 137 | 140 | 138 | 141 | 151 | 150 | 151 | 141 | 149 | 153 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 148 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 148 | 143 | 144 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.534 | |
| Food | 0.628 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.982 | |
| Projected population change | 0.616 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.296 | |
| Rural population | 0.549 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.992 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.332 | |
| Water | 0.507 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.380 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.102 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.338 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.997 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.744 | |
| Health | 0.671 | |
| 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 | 0.636 | |
| Slum population | 0.319 | |
| Medical staff | 0.987 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.869 | |
| 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 | 0.198 | |
| Protected biome | 0.488 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.567 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.559 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.325 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.442 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.451 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.773 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.713 | |
| Paved roads | 0.650 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.433 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.436 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.314 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.664 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.424 | |
| Electricity access | 0.324 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |