Egypt vs Senegal: Arable and permanent cropland
Egypt
3.67 million hectares
in 2011
Senegal
3.90 million hectares
in 2011
Egypt rank
25th
Senegal rank
23rd
Arable and permanent cropland over time
- Egypt
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.90 million hectares against 3.67 million hectares in Egypt, a difference of 240,000 hectares.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 52 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 465,667 hectares | Senegal |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 499,300 hectares | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.51 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 623,800 hectares | Senegal |
| 1990s | 3.13 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 92,200 hectares | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 232,000 hectares | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.67 million hectares | 3.90 million hectares | 237,000 hectares | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Egypt or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.90 million hectares against 3.67 million hectares in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Egypt and Senegal?
- 240,000 hectares, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under