Niger vs Senegal: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 40.26 % against 38.02 % in Niger, a difference of 2.24 %.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 105th and Senegal ranks 102nd of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.8 % | 35.24 % | 1.55 % | Niger |
| 1970s | 34.01 % | 36.05 % | 2.03 % | Senegal |
| 1980s | 31.64 % | 35.2 % | 3.56 % | Senegal |
| 1990s | 37.39 % | 34.87 % | 2.52 % | Niger |
| 2000s | 35.33 % | 35.59 % | 0.256 % | Senegal |
| 2010s | 36.78 % | 38.22 % | 1.44 % | Senegal |
| 2020s | 38.02 % | 40.16 % | 2.14 % | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Niger or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 40.26 % against 38.02 % in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Niger and Senegal?
- 2.24 %, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Niger ranks 105th and Senegal ranks 102nd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.