Arable land in Senegal
Senegal: Arable land was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Senegal is 0.2119 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Senegal peaked at 0.8535 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2119 hectares per person, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8074 hectares per person | 0.7352 hectares per person | 0.8535 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6373 hectares per person | 0.5474 hectares per person | 0.7048 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4725 hectares per person | 0.4124 hectares per person | 0.5339 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3535 hectares per person | 0.2825 hectares per person | 0.4005 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2835 hectares per person | 0.2421 hectares per person | 0.3333 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2865 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2187 hectares per person | 0.2119 hectares per person | 0.2234 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 54 Cameroon 0.2185 hectares per person compare
- 55 South Sudan 0.2168 hectares per person compare
- 56 Turkmenistan 0.2161 hectares per person compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 0.206 hectares per person compare
- 59 Myanmar 0.2033 hectares per person compare
- 60 Tanzania 0.2027 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 4.25 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Senegal?
- Arable land in Senegal was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8535 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2119 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for arable land?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.