Agricultural land in Senegal
Agricultural land made up 49.4% of the land area of Senegal in 2024.
Senegal, 2024
49.4%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
61st of 208
Agricultural land in Senegal over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.4% | – |
| 2023 | 49.4% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.6%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Senegal has the 61st highest value.
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Forest area
45.0%
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Cereal yield
2,004 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.83e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
45.5%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.15e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
13.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
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