Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Senegal
Senegal: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 23,152 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Senegal, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Senegal stood at 23,152 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Senegal peaked at 55,000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ha, in 1990.
That places Senegal 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3,700 ha | — |
| 1989 | 5,500 ha | +48.6% |
| 1990 | 3,000 ha | -45.5% |
| 1991 | 10,500 ha | +250.0% |
| 1992 | 6,500 ha | -38.1% |
| 1993 | 8,500 ha | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 7,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 11,757 ha | +68.0% |
| 1996 | 9,500 ha | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 16,355 ha | +72.2% |
| 1998 | 25,000 ha | +52.9% |
| 1999 | 55,000 ha | +120.0% |
| 2000 | 25,000 ha | -54.5% |
| 2001 | 15,000 ha | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 17,106 ha | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 17,783 ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 17,851 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 17,878 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16,200 ha | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 16,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16,300 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16,400 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19,253 ha | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 20,163 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 21,369 ha | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 25,563 ha | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 22,365 ha | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 23,099 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 22,770 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 22,772 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23,209 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22,724 ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 22,951 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 23,152 ha | +0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 23,152 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,246 ha, 95% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 23,152 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34,475 ha, 67% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 | +250.0% | 3,000 ha | 10,500 ha |
| 1999 | +120.0% | 25,000 ha | 55,000 ha |
| 1997 | +72.2% | 9,500 ha | 16,355 ha |
| 1995 | +68.0% | 7,000 ha | 11,757 ha |
| 2000 | -54.5% | 55,000 ha | 25,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,600 ha | 3,700 ha | 5,500 ha | 2 |
| 1990s | 15,311 ha | 3,000 ha | 55,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,532 ha | 15,000 ha | 25,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,448 ha | 16,400 ha | 25,563 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,962 ha | 22,724 ha | 23,209 ha | 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 cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Senegal?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Senegal was 23,152 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 55,000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Senegal ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.