Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 49th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.0% | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +26.9% | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 46 San Marino 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Ghana 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Lesotho 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Philippines 0.0187 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.