Agricultural land — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Agricultural land — Area was 9,513 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Senegal stood at 9,513 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Senegal peaked at 9,513 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,390 1000 ha, in 1998.
That places Senegal 88th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,647 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,647 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8,747 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 8,747 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,847 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 8,847 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8,947 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 9,117 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 8,903 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 8,864 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 8,946 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 8,946 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8,996 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 9,046 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 9,046 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9,045 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,844 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 8,843 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,842 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,841 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,839 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,837 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,836 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,834 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,832 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,830 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,827 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,869 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8,709 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 8,780 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 8,818 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8,915 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 8,815 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 8,907 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8,628 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 8,390 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 9,112 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 9,027 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,799 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 8,750 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8,632 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8,687 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8,776 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8,490 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8,503 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9,275 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 9,278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,965 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8,965 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,968 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,972 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,328 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 9,288 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9,323 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,358 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9,398 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9,433 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9,513 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 9,513 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,513 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,513 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 9,513 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 9,513 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,828 1000 ha | 8,647 1000 ha | 9,117 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,942 1000 ha | 8,842 1000 ha | 9,046 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,835 1000 ha | 8,827 1000 ha | 8,841 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,794 1000 ha | 8,390 1000 ha | 9,112 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,822 1000 ha | 8,490 1000 ha | 9,278 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,184 1000 ha | 8,965 1000 ha | 9,398 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,497 1000 ha | 9,433 1000 ha | 9,513 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Senegal?
- Agricultural land — area in Senegal was 9,513 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,513 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,390 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for agricultural land — area?
- Senegal ranks 88th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.