Senegal is unique in that it is the westernmost point of the African continent, located at the tip of the Almadies in Dakar, the country's capital. Both in urban and rural areas, land in this small country is highly coveted by domestic and foreign actors with diverse, even incompatible objectives. In addition to the demand for family and industrial agriculture, pastoralism, mining, infrastructure, tourism and housing, the pressure on land is amplified by population growth and soil degradation.
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Land Area
19,253,000 ha
GDP/Capita
3,495.4 USD
Total population
16,876,700
Urban population
47.2 %
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Women owning land
0.5 %
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27 September 2022
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27 September 2022 -- The Land Portal Foundation and Open Data Charter are launching the State of Land Information in Senegal report, a first step in uncovering both the great diversity and myriad gaps in land data and information. Building…
27 September 2022
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27 de setembro de 2022 -- A Land Portal Foundation e a Carta Aberta de Dados estão lançando o relatório State of Land Information in Senegal (Estado da Informação da Terra no Senegal), um primeiro passo para desvendar tanto a grande…
27 September 2022
Read the report in English
Lire le rapport en français
27 September 2022 -- The Land Portal Foundation and Open Data Charter are launching the State of Land Information in Senegal report, a first step in uncovering both the great diversity and myriad gaps in land data and information. Building…
The urbanization rate has increased from 34% in 1976 to 47.38% in 2021. Nevertheless, the majority of the population remains rural, with 52.62% living in the countryside.
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04 July 2023
The State of Land Data: Transforming Africa Into a Powerhouse of the Future" took place on June 22 and featured five speakers. The event was organized by the Land Portal Foundation, NELGA, GIZ and German Cooperation.
The webinar highlighted the importance of good land data governance in…
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Sharing practical strategies for empowering women on collectively-held lands
*Panel will be presented in English and simultaneous interpretation will be available in Spanish and Portuguese.
Ideal for timezones in the Americas, Atlantic, and West Africa regions.
Women around the world live…
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