Change of cereal yield vs land used in Senegal
Senegal: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
120th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.04
in 2023
All-time low
0.3709
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Senegal peaked at 2.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3709, in 1972.
That places Senegal 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5494 | — |
| 1962 | 0.5443 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5733 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5883 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5887 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5308 | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6363 | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4612 | -27.5% |
| 1969 | 0.699 | +51.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4756 | -32.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6557 | +37.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3709 | -43.4% |
| 1973 | 0.508 | +37.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7405 | +45.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7082 | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7068 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5081 | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8332 | +64.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6168 | -26.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5474 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9047 | +65.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6843 | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5733 | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6121 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8199 | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7617 | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8414 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7121 | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8473 | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 0.795 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8226 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7986 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8365 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7577 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.872 | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7585 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7167 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6678 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8704 | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8794 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8871 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6516 | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +67.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9745 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 0.879 | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7225 | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +62.5% |
| 2009 | 1.13 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9669 | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.48 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.64 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.93 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.04 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5746 | 0.4612 | 0.699 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6124 | 0.3709 | 0.8332 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7304 | 0.5474 | 0.9047 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7896 | 0.6678 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9595 | 0.6516 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 0.9669 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 | 1.82 | 2.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 117 Timor-Leste 2.11 compare
- 118 Djibouti 2.04 compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 121 Guadeloupe 2 compare
- 121 Hong Kong, China 2 compare
- 123 Iceland 1.97 compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.08 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.08 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Senegal?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Senegal was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 2023.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3709 in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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