Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.0003 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 240.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 108th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | +62.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per person | +88.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | -70.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | +191.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | -43.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | +94.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -49.4% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +43.9% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -33.8% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +60.8% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -51.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +193.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | +55.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +48.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | +68.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +70.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +193.0% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1972 | +191.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Senegal?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Senegal was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.