Cotton yields in Senegal
Senegal: Cotton yields was 0.8961 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields 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 0.8961 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Senegal peaked at 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.35 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Senegal 72nd out of 100 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8788 tonnes per hectare | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.963 tonnes per hectare | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6889 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9819 tonnes per hectare | 0.6039 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.9107 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9225 tonnes per hectare | 0.7596 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.988 tonnes per hectare | 0.8406 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cotton yields in Senegal?
- Cotton yields in Senegal was 0.8961 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 cotton yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Senegal rank for cotton yields?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.