Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Senegal
Senegal: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Senegal peaked at 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3709 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 120th of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5746 tonnes per hectare | 0.4612 tonnes per hectare | 0.699 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6124 tonnes per hectare | 0.3709 tonnes per hectare | 0.8332 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7304 tonnes per hectare | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | 0.9047 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7896 tonnes per hectare | 0.6678 tonnes per hectare | 0.872 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9595 tonnes per hectare | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9669 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 117 East Timor 2.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 121 Hong Kong 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Iceland 1.97 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
- Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Senegal?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Senegal was 2 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3709 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.