Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal
Senegal: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 36.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal stood at 36.3 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 121.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal peaked at 38.12 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.52 kg/ha, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.89 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.01 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 16.71 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 16.38 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 17.14 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 15.06 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1967 | 16.62 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 12.27 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1969 | 14.46 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 10.41 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 1971 | 15.97 kg/ha | +53.5% |
| 1972 | 9.52 kg/ha | -40.4% |
| 1973 | 12.1 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 17.09 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 20.74 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 18.31 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 10.55 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 1978 | 19.34 kg/ha | +83.4% |
| 1979 | 12.88 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 1980 | 11.44 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 19.14 kg/ha | +67.2% |
| 1982 | 17.78 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 11.04 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 1984 | 12.04 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 16.55 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1986 | 16.84 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 19.45 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 15.38 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 17.86 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 15.56 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 17.38 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 14.87 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 17 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 15.99 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 18.72 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 14.94 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 14.31 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.33 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 19.34 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 18.93 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.39 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.17 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 17.03 kg/ha | +67.4% |
| 2004 | 15.5 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 19.17 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 15.52 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 12.28 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 18.76 kg/ha | +52.8% |
| 2009 | 21.19 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 23.18 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 13.81 kg/ha | -40.4% |
| 2012 | 18.01 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 16.43 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 16 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.58 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 20.49 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 28.45 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 31.03 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 29.91 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 38.12 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 35.55 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 33.91 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 36.3 kg/ha | +7.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 36.3 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.58 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 36.3 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.1 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.62 kg/ha | 12.27 kg/ha | 17.14 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.69 kg/ha | 9.52 kg/ha | 20.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.75 kg/ha | 11.04 kg/ha | 19.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.35 kg/ha | 14.31 kg/ha | 19.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.69 kg/ha | 10.17 kg/ha | 21.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.99 kg/ha | 13.81 kg/ha | 31.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.97 kg/ha | 33.91 kg/ha | 38.12 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- 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 outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal was 36.3 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.12 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Senegal ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.0%. 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 Outputs — 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 (%).