Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Senegal

Senegal: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3294 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3294
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
96th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 1972
All-time low
0.3222
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Senegal, 1961–2023

0.511.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.3294 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Senegal peaked at 1.63 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3222, in 2020.

Senegal ranks 96th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.04 0.9385 1.3 9
1970s 1.18 0.7772 1.63 10
1980s 1.08 0.8446 1.44 10
1990s 0.961 0.7706 1.07 10
2000s 0.8485 0.662 1.29 10
2010s 0.6062 0.3875 0.8755 10
2020s 0.3362 0.3222 0.3541 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 93 Congo 0.3344 compare
  2. 94 Afghanistan 0.3342 compare
  3. 95 Australia 0.3331 compare
  4. 97 Togo 0.328 compare
  5. 98 Nicaragua 0.314 compare
  6. 99 Dominican Republic 0.3111 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Senegal?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Senegal was 0.3294 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1972.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3222 in 2020.
How does Senegal rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Senegal ranks 96th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).