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.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Senegal, 2024 13.9e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +561.4% 2023: 2.1 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 132nd of 192 See the full ranking

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.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period SenegalWorld
2024 13.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 2.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 13.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 4.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 12.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 8.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 9.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 12.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 9.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 6.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 6.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 5.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 5.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 7.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 5.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 0.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 0.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 0.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 3.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 6.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 4.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 6.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 5.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 4.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

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.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Senegal
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0