Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal
Senegal: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.79 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 4.79 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.4% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal peaked at 12.48 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7494 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Senegal 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8543 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8828 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9846 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7494 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1965 | 1.02 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1966 | 1.71 kg/ha | +67.9% |
| 1967 | 1.63 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9997 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9366 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 1.2 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 1.55 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1972 | 1.6 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.24 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 1974 | 2.69 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 2.99 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 3.23 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 3.82 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 3.28 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 2.55 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 2.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 2.01 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1983 | 2.55 kg/ha | +135.4% |
| 1984 | 2.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.23 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 2.39 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 2.23 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.68 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 1.98 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 1.91 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.26 kg/ha | +70.6% |
| 1992 | 2.92 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 4.17 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1994 | 4.01 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.67 kg/ha | -58.4% |
| 1996 | 2.46 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 1997 | 2.38 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.77 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 4.16 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 5.05 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.52 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 4.02 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 2004 | 5.04 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 3.65 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 2.18 kg/ha | -40.2% |
| 2007 | 2.38 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.61 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 3.97 kg/ha | +146.2% |
| 2010 | 8.45 kg/ha | +113.0% |
| 2011 | 9.19 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 9.12 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.81 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.93 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 8.08 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.49 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 11.34 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 8.97 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 12.48 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 4.14 kg/ha | -66.8% |
| 2022 | 12.39 kg/ha | +199.3% |
| 2023 | 4.79 kg/ha | -61.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.79 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 28% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4.79 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +199.3% | 4.14 kg/ha | 12.39 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg/ha | 0.7494 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.51 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 3.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 2.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 6.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 kg/ha | 7.93 kg/ha | 11.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.45 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 12.48 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal was 4.79 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.48 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7494 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Senegal rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Senegal ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).