Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Senegal

Senegal: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0432 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0432 units per person
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
64th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0432 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0148 units per person
in 1968
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2019

0.010.020.030.04196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Senegal is 0.0432 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0432 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 units per person, in 1968.

Senegal ranks 64th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Senegal, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0216 units per person
1962 0.0162 units per person -24.9%
1963 0.0183 units per person +13.1%
1964 0.0169 units per person -7.7%
1965 0.0159 units per person -6.1%
1966 0.0192 units per person +20.8%
1967 0.0152 units per person -20.6%
1968 0.0148 units per person -2.7%
1969 0.0197 units per person +32.9%
1970 0.0252 units per person +27.7%
1971 0.0243 units per person -3.3%
1972 0.0201 units per person -17.3%
1973 0.0216 units per person +7.2%
1974 0.0172 units per person -20.1%
1975 0.0197 units per person +14.3%
1976 0.023 units per person +16.6%
1977 0.0176 units per person -23.3%
1978 0.0256 units per person +45.1%
1979 0.0215 units per person -15.8%
1980 0.0166 units per person -22.8%
1981 0.0203 units per person +22.2%
1982 0.0195 units per person -4.0%
1983 0.0184 units per person -5.5%
1984 0.0182 units per person -1.0%
1985 0.0201 units per person +10.2%
1986 0.0165 units per person -18.1%
1987 0.0156 units per person -5.0%
1988 0.0199 units per person +26.9%
1989 0.0219 units per person +10.5%
1990 0.0364 units per person +65.9%
1991 0.0191 units per person -47.4%
1992 0.0196 units per person +2.2%
1993 0.0211 units per person +8.0%
1994 0.0248 units per person +17.4%
1995 0.0252 units per person +1.7%
1996 0.021 units per person -16.7%
1997 0.0183 units per person -13.0%
1998 0.0224 units per person +22.7%
1999 0.0219 units per person -2.5%
2000 0.0217 units per person -0.9%
2001 0.0248 units per person +14.5%
2002 0.0253 units per person +1.9%
2003 0.0252 units per person -0.3%
2004 0.0286 units per person +13.4%
2005 0.029 units per person +1.3%
2006 0.031 units per person +7.0%
2007 0.0335 units per person +8.1%
2008 0.0301 units per person -10.2%
2009 0.0339 units per person +12.7%
2010 0.0343 units per person +1.3%
2011 0.033 units per person -4.0%
2012 0.0377 units per person +14.2%
2013 0.0372 units per person -1.1%
2014 0.0385 units per person +3.5%
2015 0.04 units per person +3.9%
2016 0.0394 units per person -1.6%
2017 0.0417 units per person +6.0%
2018 0.0381 units per person -8.7%
2019 0.0432 units per person +13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0175 units per person 0.0148 units per person 0.0216 units per person 9
1970s 0.0216 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0256 units per person 10
1980s 0.0187 units per person 0.0156 units per person 0.0219 units per person 10
1990s 0.023 units per person 0.0183 units per person 0.0364 units per person 10
2000s 0.0283 units per person 0.0217 units per person 0.0339 units per person 10
2010s 0.0383 units per person 0.033 units per person 0.0432 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 61 Sri Lanka 0.0446 units per person compare
  2. 62 Gabon 0.0445 units per person compare
  3. 63 Botswana 0.0436 units per person compare
  4. 65 Japan 0.0421 units per person compare
  5. 66 Malaysia 0.0414 units per person compare
  6. 67 Eswatini 0.0409 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Senegal?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Senegal was 0.0432 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0432 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 units per person in 1968.
How does Senegal rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Senegal ranks 64th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.