Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Senegal
Senegal: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 147.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
147.52
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
3rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
186.04
in 1965
All-time low
61.5
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Senegal is 147.52, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Senegal peaked at 186.04 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 61.5, in 2002.
That places Senegal 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 179.16 | — |
| 1962 | 177.01 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 185.89 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 177.96 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 186.04 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 167.37 | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 177.13 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 142.8 | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 147.99 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 113.5 | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 154.04 | +35.7% |
| 1972 | 102.27 | -33.6% |
| 1973 | 114.62 | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 142.96 | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 172.86 | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 151.05 | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 90.72 | -39.9% |
| 1978 | 143.18 | +57.8% |
| 1979 | 102.96 | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 89.85 | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 127.87 | +42.3% |
| 1982 | 123.26 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 84.43 | -31.5% |
| 1984 | 83.89 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 103.14 | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 110.52 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 118.84 | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 98.84 | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 108.69 | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 95.34 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 97.34 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 86.22 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 92.24 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 90.33 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 96.84 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 84.28 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 76.93 | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 76 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 105.21 | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 101.61 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 93.35 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 61.5 | -34.1% |
| 2003 | 81.81 | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 80.38 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 89.99 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 74.86 | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 65.96 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 97.48 | +47.8% |
| 2009 | 105.3 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 112.53 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 77.3 | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 90.36 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 87.85 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 87.24 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 110.4 | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 102.36 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 126.79 | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 140.38 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 137.28 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 159.63 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 153.29 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 147.11 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 151.78 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 147.52 | -2.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 147.52 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 147.52 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.26 | 142.8 | 186.04 | 9 |
| 1970s | 128.82 | 90.72 | 172.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.93 | 83.89 | 127.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.07 | 76 | 105.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.22 | 61.5 | 105.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.25 | 77.3 | 140.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.87 | 147.11 | 159.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 1 Dominican Republic 158.18 compare
- 1 Türkiye 121.91 compare
- 2 Fiji 148.97 compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 115.92 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112.28 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 147.4 compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.13 compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 146.81 compare
- 6 Tajikistan 145.16 compare
- 6 Viet Nam 108.73 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.214 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4391 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5098 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Senegal?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Senegal was 147.52 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 186.04 in 1965.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5 in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Senegal ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.