Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Agriculture area certified organic — Area was 2.78 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Senegal, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area certified organic — area in Senegal stood at 2.78 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area certified organic — area in Senegal peaked at 6.49 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.76 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Senegal 122nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.76 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 2.33 1000 ha | +206.6% |
| 2014 | 2.09 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.33 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.21 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 3.14 1000 ha | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 6.49 1000 ha | +106.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8 1000 ha | -41.4% |
| 2021 | 3.25 1000 ha | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 3.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.38 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.78 1000 ha | -17.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.78 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.06 1000 ha, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.78 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +206.6% | 0.76 1000 ha | 2.33 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.97 1000 ha | 2.09 1000 ha | 6.49 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.29 1000 ha | 2.78 1000 ha | 3.8 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 agriculture area certified organic — area in Senegal?
- Agriculture area certified organic — area in Senegal was 2.78 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area certified organic — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest agriculture area certified organic — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for agriculture area certified organic — area?
- Senegal ranks 122nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area certified organic — area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Agriculture area certified organic — 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.