Senegal Natural Disaster Profiles: Annual Impact and Economic Losses

Aggregated historical figures for natural hazard events in Senegal, categorized by year and disaster subtype. Produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), the data tracks human and economic impacts including fatalities and financial losses. The records are updated as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the frequency of specific disaster subtypes in Senegal over time
• Correlating economic losses with the total number of people affected
• Trend analysis of total number of deaths to inform national risk reduction strategies

Strengths

• Aggregated by specific disaster subtype
• Includes inflation-adjusted economic loss figures
• Standardized reporting of fatalities and affected populations

Limitations

• Limited to Senegal geography
• Potential reporting bias in economic loss figures compared to mortality data
• Aggregated format prevents analysis of individual disaster events

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Collection Method

Aggregated from the EM-DAT database

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Senegal