Beef production in Senegal
Senegal: Beef production was 79,496 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79,496 tonnes
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
80th
of 198 countries
All-time high
90,051 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
25,875 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef production in Senegal is 79,496 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Senegal peaked at 90,051 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,875 tonnes, in 1961.
Senegal ranks 80th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef production in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,875 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 26,875 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 29,250 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 30,875 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 32,000 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 33,125 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 38,750 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 39,375 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 40,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 37,500 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 35,000 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 35,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33,750 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 27,500 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 29,750 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 30,750 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 32,500 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 34,829 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 36,250 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 30,750 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 36,750 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 37,500 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 38,750 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 37,500 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 37,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 39,375 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 39,662 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 41,275 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 42,600 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 43,662 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 42,500 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 43,750 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 43,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42,500 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 41,875 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 44,714 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 46,157 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 48,407 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 45,055 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 43,305 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 43,130 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 47,196 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 50,004 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 39,472 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 52,366 tonnes | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 59,464 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 61,079 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 65,052 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 76,927 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 79,533 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 74,516 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 70,165 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 70,531 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75,263 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 76,451 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79,755 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 87,490 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 87,750 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90,051 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 84,774 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 79,496 tonnes | -6.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 79,496 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67,309 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 79,496 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,552 tonnes, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef production 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 | +32.7% | 39,472 tonnes | 52,366 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,903 tonnes | 25,875 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,283 tonnes | 27,500 tonnes | 37,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,906 tonnes | 30,750 tonnes | 41,275 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,285 tonnes | 41,875 tonnes | 44,714 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,456 tonnes | 39,472 tonnes | 59,464 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,927 tonnes | 61,079 tonnes | 79,755 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,912 tonnes | 79,496 tonnes | 90,051 tonnes | 5 |
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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 beef production in Senegal?
- Beef production in Senegal was 79,496 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 90,051 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,875 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for beef production?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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