Algeria vs Senegal: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Algeria
63.4%
in 2023
Senegal
63.5%
in 2023
Algeria rank
89th
Senegal rank
87th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Algeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 63.5% against 63.4% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Algeria ranks 89th and Senegal ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.1% | 99.1% | 1.0% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 94.3% | 98.5% | 4.2% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 93.5% | 15.0% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 97.2% | 14.5% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 89.3% | 12.1% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 84.8% | 29.0% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.6% | 0.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Algeria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 63.5% against 63.4% in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Algeria and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Senegal rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Algeria ranks 89th and Senegal ranks 87th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.