Senegal vs South Africa: Groundnut yields
Senegal
1.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal rank
60th
South Africa rank
62nd
Groundnut yields over time
- Senegal
- South Africa
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.33 tonnes per hectare against 1.26 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | 0.9116 tonnes per hectare | 0.0067 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.7607 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.3265 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.8347 tonnes per hectare | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | 0.066 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.471 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7979 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.7396 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9628 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.2161 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0677 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Senegal or South Africa?
- Senegal, at 1.33 tonnes per hectare against 1.26 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Senegal and South Africa?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Senegal ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 120 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.