Land area — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Land area — Area was 19,253 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 19,253 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Senegal peaked at 19,253 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19,253 1000 ha, in 1961.
Senegal ranks 93rd of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 19,253 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 land area — area in Senegal?
- Land area — area in Senegal was 19,253 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 19,253 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,253 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for land area — area?
- Senegal ranks 93rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. 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.