Other land — Area in Senegal
Senegal: Other land — Area was 1,076 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Senegal is 1,076 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Senegal peaked at 1,821 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,029 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Senegal 137th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,191 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,366 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 1,311 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1,288 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,207 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 1,322 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 1,246 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1,540 1000 ha | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 1,794 1000 ha | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 1,088 1000 ha | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 1,188 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1,432 1000 ha | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 1,496 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,630 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,590 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,517 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,818 1000 ha | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 1,821 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,064 1000 ha | -41.5% |
| 2009 | 1,077 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,093 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,421 1000 ha | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 1,437 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,449 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,461 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,120 1000 ha | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 1,176 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,156 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,137 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,113 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,093 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,029 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,044 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,060 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,076 1000 ha | +1.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1,076 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1,076 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -41.5% | 1,821 1000 ha | 1,064 1000 ha |
| 1999 | -39.4% | 1,794 1000 ha | 1,088 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,335 1000 ha | 1,088 1000 ha | 1,794 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,463 1000 ha | 1,064 1000 ha | 1,821 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,256 1000 ha | 1,093 1000 ha | 1,461 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,060 1000 ha | 1,029 1000 ha | 1,093 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Senegal?
- Other land — area in Senegal was 1,076 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,821 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,029 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for other land — area?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.