Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Senegal
Senegal: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 27.9 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Senegal, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 27.9 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Senegal peaked at 282 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9 Square kilometres, in 2007.
That places Senegal 105th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.9 Square kilometres | — |
| 2008 | 260 Square kilometres | +1535.2% |
| 2009 | 254 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 282 Square kilometres | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 130 Square kilometres | -53.9% |
| 2012 | 67.4 Square kilometres | -48.2% |
| 2013 | 71.7 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 69.3 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 70 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 71.7 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 73.1 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 79.9 Square kilometres | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9 Square kilometres | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 38.1 Square kilometres | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 32.6 Square kilometres | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 33.6 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.8 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 27.9 Square kilometres | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176.63 Square kilometres | 15.9 Square kilometres | 260 Square kilometres | 3 |
| 2010s | 98 Square kilometres | 64.9 Square kilometres | 282 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2 Square kilometres | 27.9 Square kilometres | 38.1 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Senegal?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Senegal was 27.9 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 282 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 Square kilometres in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Senegal ranks 105th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata