Senegal vs Spain: Agricultural land use per person
Senegal
0.5605 hectares per person
in 2025
Spain
0.5411 hectares per person
in 2025
Senegal rank
71st
Spain rank
73rd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Senegal
- Spain
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.5605 hectares per person against 0.5411 hectares per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0194 hectares per person.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 71st and Spain ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.7 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 10.08 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1100s | 11.31 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 9.61 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1200s | 10.9 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 9.08 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1300s | 10.44 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 9.21 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1400s | 9.94 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 8.32 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1500s | 9.37 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 7.66 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1600s | 8.72 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 7.35 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1700s | 7.93 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 6.42 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1710s | 7.84 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 6.42 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1720s | 7.75 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 6.33 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1730s | 7.65 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 6.24 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1740s | 7.56 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 6.15 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1750s | 7.46 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 6.05 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1760s | 7.35 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 5.95 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1770s | 7.25 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 5.85 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1780s | 7.14 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 5.74 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1790s | 7.02 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1800s | 6.9 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 5.52 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1810s | 6.78 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 5.4 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1820s | 6.65 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 5.24 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1830s | 6.51 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 5.17 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1840s | 6.37 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1850s | 6.22 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 4.81 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1860s | 6.06 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 4.71 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1870s | 5.89 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 4.56 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1880s | 5.71 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1890s | 5.51 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 4.23 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1900s | 5.3 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1910s | 5.06 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 3.77 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1920s | 4.79 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 3.5 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1930s | 4.47 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 3.22 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1940s | 4.08 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1950s | 3.23 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.43 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.85 hectares per person | 0.8997 hectares per person | 0.9522 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.8058 hectares per person | 0.5819 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.7633 hectares per person | 0.2639 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.7955 hectares per person | 0.6733 hectares per person | 0.1222 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.664 hectares per person | 0.5635 hectares per person | 0.1005 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.5813 hectares per person | 0.5396 hectares per person | 0.0417 hectares per person | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Senegal or Spain?
- Senegal, at 0.5605 hectares per person against 0.5411 hectares per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Senegal and Spain?
- 0.0194 hectares per person, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Spain rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Senegal ranks 71st and Spain ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.