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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 41 Ghana 617,969 metric tons compare
  2. 42 South Africa 530,377 metric tons compare
  3. 43 Mozambique 502,895 metric tons compare
  4. 45 Denmark 496,186 metric tons compare
  5. 46 New Zealand 423,325 metric tons compare
  6. 47 Sri Lanka 412,020 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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