Agriculture — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Agriculture — Area was 9,513 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 9,513 1000 ha for agriculture — area 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, agriculture — area in Senegal peaked at 9,513 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,390 1000 ha, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 80th of 237 countries on this measure, 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 | 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 |
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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 agriculture — area in Senegal?
- Agriculture — area in Senegal was 9,513 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,513 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,390 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for agriculture — area?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.