Land under cereal production in Senegal
Senegal: Land under cereal production was 1.94 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production in Senegal is 1.94 million hectares, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Senegal peaked at 2.00 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 912,518 hectares, in 1983.
Senegal ranks 58th of 181 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 million hectares | 961,167 hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million hectares | 912,518 hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 4 |
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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)
- Cereal yield 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 4.25 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 8.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Senegal?
- Land under cereal production in Senegal was 1.94 million hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 912,518 hectares in 1983.
- How does Senegal rank for land under cereal production?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.