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 77th of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,933 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,933 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,033 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 3,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,132 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 3,132 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,232 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 3,401 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 3,187 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 3,148 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 3,229 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3,229 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,279 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3,329 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3,328 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,326 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3,124 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 3,123 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,122 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,121 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,120 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,118 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3,116 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,114 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3,110 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3,107 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3,104 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,098 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3,094 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3,092 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,973 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3,044 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3,082 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3,178 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3,077 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,217 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2,938 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 2,685 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 3,407 1000 ha | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 3,322 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,099 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 3,050 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,932 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,987 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3,126 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2,838 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 2,850 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,620 1000 ha | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 3,620 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,620 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,300 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 3,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,655 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 3,610 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,645 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,680 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3,715 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,750 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3,830 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3,830 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,830 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,830 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3,830 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3,830 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.0% | 2,850 1000 ha | 3,620 1000 ha |
| 1999 | +26.9% | 2,685 1000 ha | 3,407 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 77th out of 248 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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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.