Non-agricultural population in Senegal
Senegal: Non-agricultural population was 3.99 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Senegal, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.99 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Senegal peaked at 3.99 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Senegal 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.32 million FAO, number | 1.06 million FAO, number | 1.63 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 million FAO, number | 1.71 million FAO, number | 2.43 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 million FAO, number | 2.52 million FAO, number | 3.56 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 million FAO, number | 3.70 million FAO, number | 3.99 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 non-agricultural population in Senegal?
- Non-agricultural population in Senegal was 3.99 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.99 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for non-agricultural population?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.