What is grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal was 5.60 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 6.60 million hectares in 1950.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million hectares in 1000.

How does Senegal rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Senegal ranks 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Grazing land use over the long-term was 5.60 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

5.60 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

62nd

of 202 countries

All-time high

6.60 million hectares

in 1950

All-time low

1.36 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal stood at 5.60 million hectares.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal peaked at 6.60 million hectares in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Senegal 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1
1100s	1.64 million hectares	1.64 million hectares	1.64 million hectares	1
1200s	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1
1300s	2.34 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	1
1400s	2.77 million hectares	2.77 million hectares	2.77 million hectares	1
1500s	3.25 million hectares	3.25 million hectares	3.25 million hectares	1
1600s	3.75 million hectares	3.75 million hectares	3.75 million hectares	1
1700s	4.21 million hectares	4.21 million hectares	4.21 million hectares	1
1710s	4.30 million hectares	4.30 million hectares	4.30 million hectares	1
1720s	4.38 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	1
1730s	4.46 million hectares	4.46 million hectares	4.46 million hectares	1
1740s	4.54 million hectares	4.54 million hectares	4.54 million hectares	1
1750s	4.60 million hectares	4.60 million hectares	4.60 million hectares	1
1760s	4.66 million hectares	4.66 million hectares	4.66 million hectares	1
1770s	4.72 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	1
1780s	4.76 million hectares	4.76 million hectares	4.76 million hectares	1
1790s	4.80 million hectares	4.80 million hectares	4.80 million hectares	1
1800s	4.83 million hectares	4.83 million hectares	4.83 million hectares	1
1810s	4.85 million hectares	4.85 million hectares	4.85 million hectares	1
1820s	4.87 million hectares	4.87 million hectares	4.87 million hectares	1
1830s	4.87 million hectares	4.87 million hectares	4.87 million hectares	1
1840s	4.86 million hectares	4.86 million hectares	4.86 million hectares	1
1850s	4.83 million hectares	4.83 million hectares	4.83 million hectares	1
1860s	4.98 million hectares	4.98 million hectares	4.98 million hectares	1
1870s	5.21 million hectares	5.21 million hectares	5.21 million hectares	1
1880s	5.60 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	1
1890s	5.87 million hectares	5.87 million hectares	5.87 million hectares	1
1900s	6.00 million hectares	6.00 million hectares	6.00 million hectares	1
1910s	6.08 million hectares	6.08 million hectares	6.08 million hectares	1
1920s	6.03 million hectares	6.03 million hectares	6.03 million hectares	1
1930s	6.43 million hectares	6.43 million hectares	6.43 million hectares	1
1940s	6.59 million hectares	6.59 million hectares	6.59 million hectares	1
1950s	6.40 million hectares	5.95 million hectares	6.60 million hectares	10
1960s	5.70 million hectares	5.70 million hectares	5.70 million hectares	10
1970s	5.70 million hectares	5.70 million hectares	5.70 million hectares	10
1980s	5.70 million hectares	5.70 million hectares	5.70 million hectares	10
1990s	5.68 million hectares	5.65 million hectares	5.74 million hectares	10
2000s	5.62 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	5.65 million hectares	10
2010s	5.60 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	10
2020s	5.60 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	5.60 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Senegal

59 Eritrea 6.90 million hectares compare
60 Burkina Faso 6.00 million hectares compare
60 Myanmar 6.00 million hectares compare
63 Ghana 5.36 million hectares compare
64 Uganda 5.32 million hectares compare
65 Pakistan 5.00 million hectares compare
65 Western Sahara 5.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Senegal was 5.60 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 6.60 million hectares in 1950.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million hectares in 1000.
How does Senegal rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Senegal ranks 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.