Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.226 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.226 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.226 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0439 tonnes per person, in 1975.
That places Senegal 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0603 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1965 | 0.073 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0585 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0794 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1971 | 0.078 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0948 tonnes per person | +54.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -36.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0831 tonnes per person | +89.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0819 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0812 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0881 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1072 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0844 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0781 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.065 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0918 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.072 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0796 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0853 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.066 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0921 tonnes per person | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0929 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0825 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1029 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1163 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1154 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.121 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.107 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.139 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1306 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1368 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1431 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1806 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1794 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1809 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1876 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1642 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1895 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.211 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1695 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1906 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1971 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.225 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.226 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.226 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.226 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 0.0585 tonnes per person | 0.0794 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.074 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0948 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.082 tonnes per person | 0.065 tonnes per person | 0.1072 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0796 tonnes per person | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.0929 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1146 tonnes per person | 0.0825 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1743 tonnes per person | 0.1368 tonnes per person | 0.211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2097 tonnes per person | 0.1906 tonnes per person | 0.226 tonnes per person | 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Senegal was 0.226 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.226 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0439 tonnes per person in 1975.
- How does Senegal rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.