Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 47,561 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Senegal is 47,561 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Senegal peaked at 99,692 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32,097 t, in 1985.
That places Senegal 89th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63,641 t | — |
| 1962 | 62,940 t | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 66,426 t | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 63,253 t | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 67,796 t | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 72,492 t | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 69,011 t | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 72,836 t | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 56,754 t | -22.1% |
| 1970 | 64,796 t | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 68,286 t | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 73,460 t | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 68,632 t | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 71,050 t | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 87,128 t | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 88,954 t | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 79,066 t | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 74,543 t | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 71,372 t | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 69,057 t | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 55,060 t | -20.3% |
| 1982 | 67,954 t | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 73,773 t | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 56,712 t | -23.1% |
| 1985 | 32,097 t | -43.4% |
| 1986 | 52,433 t | +63.4% |
| 1987 | 50,169 t | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 56,561 t | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 46,158 t | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 55,326 t | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 54,469 t | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 58,384 t | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 47,619 t | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 58,721 t | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 46,643 t | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 56,930 t | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 51,056 t | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 43,760 t | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 65,277 t | +49.2% |
| 2000 | 79,825 t | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 69,815 t | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 74,556 t | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 34,516 t | -53.7% |
| 2004 | 58,660 t | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 47,858 t | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 38,995 t | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 45,226 t | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 42,512 t | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 67,150 t | +58.0% |
| 2010 | 93,151 t | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 79,781 t | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 66,275 t | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 80,371 t | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 78,196 t | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 85,031 t | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 73,133 t | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 99,692 t | +36.3% |
| 2018 | 84,182 t | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 82,646 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 89,505 t | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 59,147 t | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 90,166 t | +52.4% |
| 2023 | 47,561 t | -47.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 47,561 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,419 t, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 47,561 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,128 t | 56,754 t | 72,836 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,729 t | 64,796 t | 88,954 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,997 t | 32,097 t | 73,773 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,819 t | 43,760 t | 65,277 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,911 t | 34,516 t | 79,825 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,246 t | 66,275 t | 99,692 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,595 t | 47,561 t | 90,166 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 86 South Sudan 60,749 t compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 53,277 t compare
- 88 Slovakia 50,544 t compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 44,911 t compare
- 91 Benin 43,510 t compare
- 92 Angola 43,068 t compare
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Senegal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Senegal was 47,561 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 99,692 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,097 t in 1985.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Senegal ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).