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
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9946 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9557 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9854 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9385 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 1.04 | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9803 | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.3 | +32.2% |
| 1969 | 1.13 | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 1.51 | +33.8% |
| 1971 | 1.01 | -33.1% |
| 1972 | 1.63 | +61.6% |
| 1973 | 1.34 | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9786 | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7772 | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8779 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 1.53 | +73.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8531 | -44.1% |
| 1979 | 1.25 | +47.1% |
| 1980 | 1.44 | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8978 | -37.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9106 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | +57.5% |
| 1984 | 1.36 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9658 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8446 | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | +21.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8956 | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9315 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9661 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8532 | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 1.03 | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9417 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7706 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7809 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7866 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | +63.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8158 | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8349 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7471 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8596 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9791 | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7294 | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.662 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5951 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8755 | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7218 | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.759 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7216 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5611 | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5969 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.451 | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3875 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3921 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3222 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3388 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3541 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3294 | -7.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.3294 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.3294 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).