Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Senegal
Senegal: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 29.09 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 29.09 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Senegal peaked at 29.83 percent in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.09 percent, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 53rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.61 percent | 29.61 percent | 29.61 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.61 percent | 29.61 percent | 29.61 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.61 percent | 29.61 percent | 29.61 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.53 percent | 29.35 percent | 29.83 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.22 percent | 29.09 percent | 29.35 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.09 percent | 29.09 percent | 29.09 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.09 percent | 29.09 percent | 29.09 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 50 Congo 29.28 percent compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 29.21 percent compare
- 52 United States 29.17 percent compare
- 54 Mali 28.39 percent compare
- 55 Isle of Man 27.97 percent compare
- 56 Georgia 27.92 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Senegal?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Senegal was 29.09 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.83 percent in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.09 percent in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).