Rice — Production, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Rice — Production, per capita was 0.0854 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production, per capita in Senegal is 0.0854 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 116.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0854 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 t per person, in 1972.
That places Senegal 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0242 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0218 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0292 t per person | +33.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0294 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0318 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0316 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0337 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 t per person | -58.8% |
| 1969 | 0.036 t per person | +159.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0203 t per person | -43.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 t per person | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 t per person | -67.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 t per person | +70.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 t per person | +76.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0224 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0217 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0116 t per person | -46.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0264 t per person | +128.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0169 t per person | -35.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 t per person | -34.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 t per person | +91.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 t per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0209 t per person | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 0.022 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0192 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0201 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0235 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0214 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0217 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.023 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0188 t per person | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0175 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.013 t per person | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0374 t per person | +187.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0203 t per person | -45.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0203 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 t per person | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0216 t per person | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 t per person | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 t per person | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 t per person | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0339 t per person | +106.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0407 t per person | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0478 t per person | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 t per person | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0353 t per person | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0318 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0395 t per person | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0621 t per person | +57.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0632 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0653 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0758 t per person | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0707 t per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0804 t per person | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0803 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0798 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0841 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0854 t per person | +1.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0854 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0184 t per person, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0854 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 t per person, 8.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +187.8% | 0.013 t per person | 0.0374 t per person |
| 1969 | +159.6% | 0.0139 t per person | 0.036 t per person |
| 1978 | +128.3% | 0.0116 t per person | 0.0264 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0279 t per person | 0.0139 t per person | 0.036 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0187 t per person | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0264 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0194 t per person | 0.0111 t per person | 0.0224 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0211 t per person | 0.013 t per person | 0.0374 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0229 t per person | 0.0164 t per person | 0.0407 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0523 t per person | 0.0313 t per person | 0.0758 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.082 t per person | 0.0798 t per person | 0.0854 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.1108 t per person compare
- 20 Peru 0.1064 t per person compare
- 21 Ecuador 0.086 t per person compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 0.0838 t per person compare
- 24 Mauritania 0.0835 t per person compare
- 25 Panama 0.0822 t per person compare
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 rice — production, per capita in Senegal?
- Rice — production, per capita in Senegal was 0.0854 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0854 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 t per person in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for rice — production, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.2%. 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 Rice — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Production 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
Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.