Arable land — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Arable land — Area was 3,830 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Senegal is 3,830 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Senegal peaked at 3,830 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,685 1000 ha, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 69th of 231 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 | 3,113 1000 ha | 2,933 1000 ha | 3,401 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,224 1000 ha | 3,122 1000 ha | 3,329 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,110 1000 ha | 3,094 1000 ha | 3,121 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,069 1000 ha | 2,685 1000 ha | 3,407 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,144 1000 ha | 2,838 1000 ha | 3,620 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,512 1000 ha | 3,300 1000 ha | 3,715 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,814 1000 ha | 3,750 1000 ha | 3,830 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Senegal?
- Arable land — area in Senegal was 3,830 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,830 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,685 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for arable land — area?
- Senegal ranks 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.