Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 63rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 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 | +26.6% | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +26.4% | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 60 Greece 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Latvia 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Grenada 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Morocco 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 British Virgin Islands 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3075 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.