Land area equipped for irrigation in Senegal
Senegal: Land area equipped for irrigation was 120,000 hectares in 2011. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Senegal, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 120,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Senegal peaked at 120,000 hectares in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62,000 hectares, in 1981.
Senegal ranks 16th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,667 hectares | 70,000 hectares | 76,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 68,000 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 71,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,100 hectares | 62,000 hectares | 67,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,900 hectares | 68,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,800 hectares | 106,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 2 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.08 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.08 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Senegal?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Senegal was 120,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 hectares in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,000 hectares in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.