Kenya vs Senegal: Agricultural land per capita
Kenya
0.5199 hectares per capita
in 2023
Senegal
0.5261 hectares per capita
in 2023
Kenya rank
86th
Senegal rank
83rd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.5261 hectares per capita against 0.5199 hectares per capita in Kenya, a difference of 0.0062 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 86th and Senegal ranks 83rd of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7 hectares per capita | 2.29 hectares per capita | 0.402 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.92 hectares per capita | 1.77 hectares per capita | 0.1484 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.38 hectares per capita | 1.34 hectares per capita | 0.0428 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.03 hectares per capita | 1.01 hectares per capita | 0.0168 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7685 hectares per capita | 0.7963 hectares per capita | 0.0278 hectares per capita | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.6094 hectares per capita | 0.641 hectares per capita | 0.0316 hectares per capita | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.5346 hectares per capita | 0.5447 hectares per capita | 0.0102 hectares per capita | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Kenya or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.5261 hectares per capita against 0.5199 hectares per capita in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.0062 hectares per capita, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Kenya ranks 86th and Senegal ranks 83rd of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.