Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Senegal 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 54 Kenya 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 North Macedonia 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Spain 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Tonga 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3075 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.