Corn: Yield gap in Senegal
Senegal: Corn: Yield gap was 0.1155 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Senegal is 0.1155 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Senegal peaked at 2.19 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
That places Senegal 88th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Corn: Yield gap in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6466 tonnes per hectare | -70.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2106 tonnes per hectare | -67.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1339 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +1048.7% |
| 2007 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9942 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8761 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2751 tonnes per hectare | -68.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2818 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0886 tonnes per hectare | -68.6% |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1155 tonnes per hectare | — |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1155 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1155 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1048.7% | 0.1339 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.1339 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.8761 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1522 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.2818 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Senegal?
- Corn: yield gap in Senegal was 0.1155 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for corn: yield gap?
- Senegal ranks 88th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.