Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Senegal
Senegal: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 41.13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Senegal is 41.13 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Senegal peaked at 41.13 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.66 %, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 161st of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.08 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 34.83 % | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 34.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 35.57 % | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 35.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 36.29 % | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 37.48 % | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 35.98 % | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 35.69 % | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 36.28 % | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 36.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 36.64 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 36.99 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 36.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 35.55 % | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 35.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 35.53 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 35.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 35.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 35.51 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 35.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 35.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 35.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 35.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 35.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 35.45 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 35.43 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 35.24 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.55 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 35.08 % | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 35.36 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 36.06 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 35.34 % | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 36.57 % | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 34.52 % | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 32.66 % | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 37.99 % | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 37.41 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 35.79 % | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 35.43 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.55 % | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 36.19 % | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 34.04 % | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 34.14 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.62 % | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 39.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.53 % | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 37.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.97 % | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 39.71 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.16 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.41 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 40.63 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 41.13 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.13 % | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 41.13 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 41.13 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.41 % | 34.08 % | 37.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.25 % | 35.53 % | 36.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.49 % | 35.43 % | 35.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.34 % | 32.66 % | 37.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.18 % | 34.04 % | 39.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39 % | 37.53 % | 40.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.03 % | 40.63 % | 41.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 158 French Guiana 43.95 % compare
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.36 % compare
- 160 USSR 41.22 % compare
- 162 Guinea 40.53 % compare
- 163 Channel Islands 40.29 % compare
- 164 Syrian Arab Republic 40.03 % compare
- 164 Syria 40.03 % 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)
- 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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Senegal?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Senegal was 41.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 41.13 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.66 % in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Senegal ranks 161st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Cropland — 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.