Corn yields in Senegal
Senegal: Corn yields was 2.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: 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
Senegal recorded 2.81 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Senegal peaked at 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.625 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Senegal 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8068 tonnes per hectare | 0.6961 tonnes per hectare | 0.8857 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8578 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7274 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8255 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.7434 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Senegal?
- Corn yields in Senegal was 2.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for corn yields?
- Senegal ranks 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.