Potato yields in Senegal
Senegal: Potato yields was 24.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Senegal is 24.13 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Senegal peaked at 26.79 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Senegal 60th out of 158 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 | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.76 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 18.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.15 tonnes per hectare | 14.55 tonnes per hectare | 21.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.56 tonnes per hectare | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | 25.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.35 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 26.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.49 tonnes per hectare | 22.75 tonnes per hectare | 24.13 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 potato yields in Senegal?
- Potato yields in Senegal was 24.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.79 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for potato yields?
- Senegal ranks 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.