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 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Senegal, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.61 percent | — |
| 1962 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 29.83 percent | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 29.61 percent | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.61 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.35 percent | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.09 percent | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.09 percent | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29.09 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29.09 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
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 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 209 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).