What is land area in Senegal?

Land area in Senegal was 192,530 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 192,530 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 192,530 sq. km in 1961.

How does Senegal rank for land area?

Senegal ranks 86th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Senegal

Name: Land area in Senegal
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Senegal: Land area was 192,530 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

192,530 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

86th

of 216 countries

All-time high

192,530 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

192,530 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Senegal, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Senegal is 192,530 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Senegal peaked at 192,530 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 192,530 sq. km, in 1961.

Senegal ranks 86th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	9
1970s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	10
1980s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	10
1990s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	10
2000s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	10
2010s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	10
2020s	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	192,530 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

83 Guyana 211,140 sq. km compare
84 Belarus 202,983 sq. km compare
85 Uganda 200,520 sq. km compare
87 Kyrgyzstan 191,800 sq. km compare
88 Syria 183,630 sq. km compare
89 Cambodia 176,520 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Senegal?: Land area in Senegal was 192,530 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 192,530 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 192,530 sq. km in 1961.
How does Senegal rank for land area?: Senegal ranks 86th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.