How have things changed? in Senegal
Senegal: How have things changed? was 502,151 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
502,151 metric tons
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
535,950 metric tons
in 2017
All-time low
106,600 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Senegal, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 502,151 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Senegal peaked at 535,950 metric tons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 106,600 metric tons, in 1965.
Senegal ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Senegal, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 106,600 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 111,700 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 118,076 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 114,976 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 118,981 metric tons | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 121,065 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 134,582 metric tons | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 153,039 metric tons | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 193,041 metric tons | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 218,108 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 226,578 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 217,663 metric tons | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 216,696 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 221,219 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 225,238 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 232,530 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 227,216 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 231,971 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 262,960 metric tons | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 250,359 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 244,982 metric tons | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 257,938 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 251,955 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 265,009 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 290,350 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 315,161 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 328,743 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 373,391 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 386,158 metric tons | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 359,929 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 366,372 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 439,287 metric tons | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 483,542 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 429,554 metric tons | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 441,081 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 436,109 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 431,357 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 398,149 metric tons | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 469,382 metric tons | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 434,577 metric tons | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 399,902 metric tons | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 368,435 metric tons | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 412,405 metric tons | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 428,353 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 446,271 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 409,795 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 427,469 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 461,476 metric tons | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 470,302 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 459,542 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 425,109 metric tons | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 474,909 metric tons | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 535,950 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 485,763 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 517,151 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 459,473 metric tons | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 515,178 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 507,635 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 531,731 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 502,151 metric tons | -5.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 502,151 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 502,151 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,067 metric tons | 106,600 metric tons | 118,981 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 192,723 metric tons | 121,065 metric tons | 226,578 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,527 metric tons | 227,216 metric tons | 290,350 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,322 metric tons | 315,161 metric tons | 483,542 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,494 metric tons | 368,435 metric tons | 469,382 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,747 metric tons | 409,795 metric tons | 535,950 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 503,234 metric tons | 459,473 metric tons | 531,731 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 41 Ghana 617,969 metric tons compare
- 42 South Africa 530,377 metric tons compare
- 43 Mozambique 502,895 metric tons compare
- 45 Denmark 496,186 metric tons compare
- 46 New Zealand 423,325 metric tons compare
- 47 Sri Lanka 412,020 metric tons 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 how have things changed? in Senegal?
- How have things changed? in Senegal was 502,151 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 535,950 metric tons in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,600 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Senegal rank for how have things changed??
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.