Senegal

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,791.45 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 18,077,573 HDI (2023): 0.53
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 133
Score: 40.4
Vulnerability 0.535
Readiness 0.342

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 33rd most vulnerable country and the 110th 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 23
Ranking
138
139
139
138
137
137
130
125
136
128
137
150
153
152
144
151
151
148
146
144
141
139
145
141
138
134
133
135
133
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.535
Food
0.641
Projected change of cereal yields
0.982
Projected population change
0.616
Food import dependency
0.291
Rural population
0.543
Agriculture capacity
0.992
Child malnutrition
0.421
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
0.996
Access to reliable drinking water
0.744
Health
0.682
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
0.702
Slum population
0.319
Medical staff
0.984
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
0.547
Projected change of warm periods
0.325
Projected change of flood hazard
0.442
Urban concentration
0.457
Age dependency ratio
0.696
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.713
Paved roads
0.650
Infrastructure
0.426
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.436
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.314
Dependency on imported energy
0.694
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.424
Electricity access
0.261
Disaster preparedness
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