Nitrogen fertiliser use in Senegal
Farmers in Senegal used 13.9 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Senegal, 2024
13.9e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
+561.4%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Position in 2024
132nd of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Senegal over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +561.4% from 2.1 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.4 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +118.4%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Senegal has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
More for Senegal
All statistics for Senegal
Pesticide use
0.15e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.83e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
45.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
17.1%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,004 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
49.4%
2024 · World Bank