Arable land in Senegal
Senegal: Arable land was 3.83 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.83 million hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Senegal peaked at 3.83 million hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million hectares, in 1998.
That places Senegal 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.93 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.03 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 3.03 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.13 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 3.13 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.23 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.40 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 3.19 million hectares | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 3.15 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 3.23 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.23 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.28 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.33 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.33 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.33 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.12 million hectares | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.12 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.12 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.11 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.11 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.11 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.10 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.10 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.09 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.09 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.97 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.04 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.08 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.18 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.08 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.22 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.94 million hectares | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.69 million hectares | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 3.41 million hectares | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.10 million hectares | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.05 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.93 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.99 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.13 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.84 million hectares | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.62 million hectares | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.62 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.30 million hectares | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 3.30 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.30 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.65 million hectares | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 3.61 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.65 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.68 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.71 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.75 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.83 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.83 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.60 million hectares, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.83 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.83 million hectares, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.0% | 2.85 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares |
| 1999 | +26.9% | 2.69 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.11 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.22 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 4 |
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 arable land in Senegal?
- Arable land in Senegal was 3.83 million hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 million hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million hectares in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for arable land?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.