Groundnut yields in Senegal
Senegal: Groundnut yields was 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut 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 1.33 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Senegal peaked at 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3204 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Senegal 59th out of 119 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 | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | 0.7002 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7607 tonnes per hectare | 0.4663 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8347 tonnes per hectare | 0.4866 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | 0.6046 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7979 tonnes per hectare | 0.3204 tonnes per hectare | 0.975 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9628 tonnes per hectare | 0.6093 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 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 groundnut yields in Senegal?
- Groundnut yields in Senegal was 1.33 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 groundnut yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3204 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for groundnut yields?
- Senegal ranks 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. 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 Groundnut 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.