Agricultural irrigated land in Senegal
Senegal: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.7% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Senegal, 2002–2006
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Senegal is 0.7%, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over five years.
Senegal ranks 67th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural irrigated land in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 6% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Senegal?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Senegal was 0.7% in 2006, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 84 countries with data for 2006.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.