Corn yields in Senegal
Senegal: Corn yields was 2.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.81 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
101st
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.625 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 101st out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8857 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.871 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7872 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7515 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7777 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7926 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6961 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8814 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7651 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7884 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.861 tonnes per hectare | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8904 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8665 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9599 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6839 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7274 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +67.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9758 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +38.6% |
| 1985 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8255 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9388 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7434 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +207.2% |
| 2004 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -50.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +207.2% | 0.7434 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 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 101st out of 171 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.