Breakdown of habitable land area in Senegal
Senegal: Breakdown of habitable land area was 39,830 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Senegal, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 39,830 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over five years.
That places Senegal 121st out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32,260 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 38,420 hectares | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 38,350 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 38,170 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 39,830 hectares | +4.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 39,830 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 39,830 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Senegal?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Senegal was 39,830 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39,830 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,260 hectares in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.