Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.5098 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.5098 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal peaked at 2.59 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5098 hectares per person, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 74th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.59 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.52 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 2.45 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.41 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.34 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 2.3 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.23 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.19 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.17 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.05 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.98 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.94 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.89 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.84 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.8 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.75 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.7 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.63 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.59 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.55 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.51 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.47 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.32 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.28 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.25 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.21 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.1 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.07 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.05 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9963 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9824 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9294 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8829 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9364 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9056 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8616 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.836 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8051 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7915 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7811 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7383 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7224 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7698 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.752 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7343 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6918 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6735 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6541 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.634 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6392 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6178 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6025 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.588 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5745 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5617 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5523 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5388 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5293 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5194 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5098 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.8829 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7963 hectares per person | 0.7224 hectares per person | 0.9056 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.641 hectares per person | 0.5745 hectares per person | 0.7343 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5352 hectares per person | 0.5098 hectares per person | 0.5617 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.214 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4391 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Senegal was 0.5098 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5098 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.