How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.76 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
63rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.78 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.5537 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Senegal is 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5537 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Senegal 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5537 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.5802 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6133 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5972 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.618 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6288 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.699 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7949 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 1.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 2.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 2.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.07 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 2.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 2.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 2.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5925 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5537 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.618 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6288 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 60 Gibraltar 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 62 Peru 2.83 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.59 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre 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?, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Senegal was 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5537 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Senegal rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.