Land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal stood at 0.0107 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.056 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 106th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.056 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.053 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.05 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0486 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0471 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0444 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0418 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0406 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0346 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.028 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0501 sq. km per person | 0.0444 sq. km per person | 0.056 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.038 sq. km per person | 0.0338 sq. km per person | 0.0431 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 0.0329 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 0.0249 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0193 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.056 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Senegal ranks 106th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.