Cashew nut yields in Senegal
Senegal: Cashew nut yields was 0.404 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nut yields in Senegal, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in Senegal is 0.404 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Senegal peaked at 0.404 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1667 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Senegal 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.2703 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1989 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | -38.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | +71.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2475 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2669 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2931 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2993 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3052 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3102 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3086 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3117 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3374 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3659 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3939 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3912 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3759 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3792 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3849 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3912 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3856 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3943 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3972 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3996 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3991 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4014 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.404 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.404 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.404 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +71.4% | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -38.9% | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | -27.1% | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +27.4% | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2715 tonnes per hectare | 0.2703 tonnes per hectare | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2522 tonnes per hectare | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2994 tonnes per hectare | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | 0.3374 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | 0.3659 tonnes per hectare | 0.3943 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4003 tonnes per hectare | 0.3972 tonnes per hectare | 0.404 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 cashew nut yields in Senegal?
- Cashew nut yields in Senegal was 0.404 tonnes per hectare 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 cashew nut yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.404 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for cashew nut yields?
- Senegal ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.