Cropland — Area per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.21 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.86 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.21 ha/cap, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 86th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8111 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 0.86 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.641 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.477 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.358 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.251 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.222 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 86 Ethiopia PDR 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 86 South Sudan 0.21 ha/cap 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 — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Senegal?
- Cropland — area per capita in Senegal was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.