What is arable land use per person in Senegal?

Arable land use per person in Senegal was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 0.8535 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Senegal rank for arable land use per person?

Senegal ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Senegal

Name: Arable land use per person in Senegal
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Arable land use per person was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2119 hectares per person

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

57th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.8535 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.2119 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Senegal, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land use per person in Senegal stood at 0.2119 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Senegal peaked at 0.8535 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2119 hectares per person, in 2023.

That places Senegal 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8074 hectares per person	0.7352 hectares per person	0.8535 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.6373 hectares per person	0.5474 hectares per person	0.7048 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.4725 hectares per person	0.4124 hectares per person	0.5339 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.3535 hectares per person	0.2825 hectares per person	0.4005 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.2835 hectares per person	0.2421 hectares per person	0.3333 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.2447 hectares per person	0.2272 hectares per person	0.2865 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.2187 hectares per person	0.2119 hectares per person	0.2234 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

54 Cameroon 0.2185 hectares per person compare
55 South Sudan 0.2168 hectares per person compare
56 Turkmenistan 0.2161 hectares per person compare
58 Azerbaijan 0.206 hectares per person compare
59 Myanmar 0.2033 hectares per person compare
60 Tanzania 0.2027 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Senegal

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 31.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3409 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6572 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0063 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0238 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Senegal?: Arable land use per person in Senegal was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.8535 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Senegal rank for arable land use per person?: Senegal ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.