Senegal vs Syria: Agricultural land use per person
Senegal
0.5605 hectares per person
in 2025
Syria
0.5235 hectares per person
in 2025
Senegal rank
71st
Syria rank
74th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Senegal
- Syria
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.5605 hectares per person against 0.5235 hectares per person in Syria, a difference of 0.037 hectares per person.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 71st and Syria ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 38 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.7 hectares per person | 3.59 hectares per person | 8.11 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1100s | 11.31 hectares per person | 3.57 hectares per person | 7.74 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1200s | 10.9 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | 7.35 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1300s | 10.44 hectares per person | 3.52 hectares per person | 6.92 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1400s | 9.94 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | 6.45 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1500s | 9.37 hectares per person | 3.46 hectares per person | 5.91 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1600s | 8.72 hectares per person | 3.43 hectares per person | 5.29 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1700s | 7.93 hectares per person | 3.39 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1710s | 7.84 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 4.46 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1720s | 7.75 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 4.37 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1730s | 7.65 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 4.28 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1740s | 7.56 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 4.19 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1750s | 7.46 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 4.09 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1760s | 7.35 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1770s | 7.25 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1780s | 7.14 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 3.79 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1790s | 7.02 hectares per person | 3.34 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1800s | 6.9 hectares per person | 3.34 hectares per person | 3.57 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1810s | 6.78 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1820s | 6.65 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1830s | 6.51 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 3.2 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1840s | 6.37 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 3.06 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1850s | 6.22 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | 2.92 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1860s | 6.06 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1870s | 5.89 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1880s | 5.71 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1890s | 5.51 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1900s | 5.3 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1910s | 5.06 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1920s | 4.79 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1930s | 4.47 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1940s | 4.08 hectares per person | 3.22 hectares per person | 0.866 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1950s | 3.23 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 0.0427 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 0.2878 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 0.0466 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.9847 hectares per person | 0.0426 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.7955 hectares per person | 0.767 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.664 hectares per person | 0.6224 hectares per person | 0.0416 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.5813 hectares per person | 0.5515 hectares per person | 0.0299 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 Syria?
- Senegal, at 0.5605 hectares per person against 0.5235 hectares per person in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Senegal and Syria?
- 0.037 hectares per person, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Syria rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Senegal ranks 71st and Syria ranks 74th 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.