Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0803 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0803 ha per square kilometre for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.2828 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
Senegal ranks 52nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +151.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -95.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0951 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1487 ha per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2004 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1947 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2277 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2447 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2509 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1554 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2182 ha per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2018 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1324 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1987 | 0.15 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2003 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | +79.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2294 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2325 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2271 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1763 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1819 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2613 ha per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2828 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2348 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1636 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1843 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2398 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2262 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1987 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2273 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2242 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1689 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1181 ha per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1433 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1753 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.175 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1301 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1129 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0803 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0803 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1401 ha per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0803 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0884 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +300.0% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +200.0% | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1699 ha per square kilometre | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | 0.2509 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1764 ha per square kilometre | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2161 ha per square kilometre | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.2828 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1867 ha per square kilometre | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | 0.2398 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | 0.1753 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | 0.0803 ha per square kilometre | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0803 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2828 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Senegal rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 52nd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.