Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 6.51 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 6.51 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 6.99 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.73 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Senegal 1st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.33 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.27 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 5.63 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 5.48 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 5.79 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 5.8 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.06 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 4.99 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 5.14 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 5.64 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 6.76 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 6.99 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.78 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 6.12 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 5.58 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.28 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 5.96 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1985 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1986 | 4.2 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 4.07 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 4.75 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.78 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 4.76 ha per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2000 | 5.69 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 4.78 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 4.23 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2004 | 3.88 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.35 ha per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 3.68 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 4.76 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 4.57 ha per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 5.89 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.77 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.36 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.36 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.62 ha per square kilometre | 4.99 ha per square kilometre | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.89 ha per square kilometre | 5.14 ha per square kilometre | 6.99 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.76 ha per square kilometre | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | 5.96 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.14 ha per square kilometre | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | 5.69 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 ha per square kilometre | 3.68 ha per square kilometre | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 ha per square kilometre | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal was 6.51 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.