Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal
Senegal: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 17.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal is 17.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal peaked at 29.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2007.
Senegal ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.3% | — |
| 1961 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 22.5% | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 23.3% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 23.7% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 25.0% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 23.4% | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 25.5% | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 23.1% | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 20.6% | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 24.3% | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 22.3% | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 23.5% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | +26.8% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 27.0% | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | -23.0% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | +9.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 17.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 17.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 22.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.5% | 20.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 17.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 19.9% compare
- 42 Tonga 18.6% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
- 45 Cameroon 16.8% compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 16.8% compare
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Senegal was 17.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.