Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Senegal
Senegal: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 622,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Senegal stood at 622,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 320.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Senegal peaked at 622,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Senegal ranks 30th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,000 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,100 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,000 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 177,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,500 tonnes | 117,000 tonnes | 284,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,700 tonnes | 92,000 tonnes | 563,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 563,250 tonnes | 493,000 tonnes | 622,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Senegal?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Senegal was 622,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 622,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.