Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal
Senegal: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 1.95 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.95 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
59th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.00 million hectares
in 2020
All-time low
912,518 hectares
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal is 1.95 million hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal peaked at 2.00 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 912,518 hectares, in 1983.
Senegal ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 961,167 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 988,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.08 million hectares | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 1.17 million hectares | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 1.23 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 1.12 million hectares | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 1.34 million hectares | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 1.16 million hectares | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 1.21 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.12 million hectares | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 1.12 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.03 million hectares | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.20 million hectares | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 1.30 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 1.11 million hectares | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 1.03 million hectares | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.21 million hectares | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million hectares | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million hectares | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.14 million hectares | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 912,518 hectares | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million hectares | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 1.52 million hectares | +31.4% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million hectares | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million hectares | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 1.41 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million hectares | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.44 million hectares | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million hectares | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million hectares | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million hectares | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million hectares | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million hectares | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million hectares | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million hectares | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million hectares | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million hectares | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million hectares | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million hectares | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million hectares | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.00 million hectares | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 1.91 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.97 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.95 million hectares | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 million hectares | 961,167 hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million hectares | 912,518 hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Senegal was 1.95 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 912,518 hectares in 1983.
- How does Senegal rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Senegal ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.