What is land area in Senegal?

Land area in Senegal was 19.25 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 19.25 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 19.25 million hectares in 1961.

How does Senegal rank for land area?

Senegal ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Senegal

Name: Land area in Senegal
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Senegal: Land area was 19.25 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

19.25 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 53 countries

All-time high

19.25 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

19.25 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Senegal, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Senegal stood at 19.25 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Senegal peaked at 19.25 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.25 million hectares, in 1961.

Senegal ranks 33rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	9
1970s	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	10
1980s	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	10
1990s	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	10
2000s	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	10
2010s	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	19.25 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Senegal

30 Guinea 24.57 million hectares compare
31 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
32 Uganda 19.98 million hectares compare
34 Tunisia 15.54 million hectares compare
35 Benin 11.28 million hectares compare
36 Eritrea 10.10 million hectares compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Senegal?: Land area in Senegal was 19.25 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 19.25 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 19.25 million hectares in 1961.
How does Senegal rank for land area?: Senegal ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.