Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 63.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 63.5% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 99.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 87th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.1% | — |
| 1962 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 95.3% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 86.0% | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 94.3% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 81.1% | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 98.3% | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 91.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 63.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 63.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.5% | 95.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 81.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.2% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 69.9% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.0% | 63.5% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 63.5% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.