Land use for palm oil production in Senegal
Senegal: Land use for palm oil production was 11,822 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for palm oil production in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for palm oil production in Senegal is 11,822 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Senegal peaked at 11,904 hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1991.
That places Senegal 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,700 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,470 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 6,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,210 hectares | 6,500 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,196 hectares | 10,500 hectares | 11,904 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,828 hectares | 11,788 hectares | 11,853 hectares | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Senegal?
- Land use for palm oil production in Senegal was 11,822 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11,904 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1991.
- How does Senegal rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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