Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Senegal
Senegal: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated was 0.7% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Senegal, 2002–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 66th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Senegal?
- Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Senegal was 0.7% in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2006.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.