Land use hidden — Cropland in Senegal
Senegal: Land use hidden — Cropland was 39,110 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 39,110 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Senegal peaked at 39,110 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,400 Square kilometres, in 1998.
That places Senegal 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,470 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 29,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30,470 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 30,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 31,470 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 31,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 32,470 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 34,170 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 32,030 Square kilometres | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 31,640 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 32,460 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 32,460 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 32,960 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 33,460 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 33,460 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33,450 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 31,440 Square kilometres | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 31,430 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 31,420 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 31,410 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 31,400 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 31,390 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 31,380 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 31,370 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 31,360 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 31,340 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 31,320 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 31,300 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 31,270 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 31,250 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 30,090 Square kilometres | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 30,800 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 31,180 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32,150 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 31,150 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 32,570 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 29,780 Square kilometres | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 27,400 Square kilometres | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 34,620 Square kilometres | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 33,770 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 31,490 Square kilometres | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 31,000 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 29,820 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 30,370 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 31,760 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 28,900 Square kilometres | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 29,030 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 36,750 Square kilometres | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 36,780 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33,650 Square kilometres | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 33,650 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33,680 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33,720 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 37,280 Square kilometres | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 36,880 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 37,230 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 37,580 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37,950 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 38,300 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 39,110 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 39,110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 39,110 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 39,110 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38,750 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland 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% | 29,030 Square kilometres | 36,750 Square kilometres |
| 1999 | +26.4% | 27,400 Square kilometres | 34,620 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,277 Square kilometres | 29,470 Square kilometres | 34,170 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,418 Square kilometres | 31,420 Square kilometres | 33,460 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,354 Square kilometres | 31,270 Square kilometres | 31,410 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,099 Square kilometres | 27,400 Square kilometres | 34,620 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,967 Square kilometres | 28,900 Square kilometres | 36,780 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,840 Square kilometres | 33,650 Square kilometres | 37,950 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,908 Square kilometres | 38,300 Square kilometres | 39,110 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — cropland in Senegal?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Senegal was 39,110 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39,110 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,400 Square kilometres in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata