Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Senegal
Senegal: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 40.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 40.26 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Senegal peaked at 40.26 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32 %, in 1998.
That places Senegal 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 35.24 % | 33.92 % | 37.3 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.05 % | 35.31 % | 36.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.2 % | 35.05 % | 35.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.87 % | 32 % | 37.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.59 % | 33.43 % | 39.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.22 % | 36.78 % | 39.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.16 % | 39.76 % | 40.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 99 Dominican Republic 42.07 % compare
- 100 USSR 40.4 % compare
- 101 Channel Islands 40.29 % compare
- 103 Guadeloupe 40.17 % compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 39.72 % compare
- 105 Guatemala 38.02 % compare
- 105 Niger 38.02 % compare
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 — Area 3,830 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Senegal?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Senegal was 40.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.26 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 % in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Senegal ranks 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.