Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Senegal
Senegal: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 49.41 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Senegal is 49.41 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Senegal peaked at 49.41 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.58 %, in 1998.
That places Senegal 69th out of 237 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.85 % | 44.91 % | 47.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.45 % | 45.93 % | 46.98 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.89 % | 45.85 % | 45.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.68 % | 43.58 % | 47.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.82 % | 44.1 % | 48.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7 % | 46.56 % | 48.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.33 % | 48.99 % | 49.41 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 120.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 418 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 58.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Senegal?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Senegal was 49.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 49.41 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.58 % in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Senegal ranks 69th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.