Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Rice — Production, per square kilometre was 7.89 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — production, per square kilometre in Senegal stood at 7.89 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 248.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 7.89 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1906 t per square kilometre, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 19th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4316 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3999 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5506 t per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5713 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6351 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.651 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7142 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3028 t per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8097 t per square kilometre | +167.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4701 t per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 1971 | 0.562 t per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1906 t per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3342 t per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6076 t per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1975 | 0.601 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5983 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3268 t per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7638 t per square kilometre | +133.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5016 t per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3358 t per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6598 t per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6159 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5638 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7055 t per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7635 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7417 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7053 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7604 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8738 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9407 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8819 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9211 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8426 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8059 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7728 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9022 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6416 t per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1999 | 1.89 t per square kilometre | +194.7% |
| 2000 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8954 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9894 t per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 1 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.12 t per square kilometre | +111.1% |
| 2009 | 2.61 t per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 3.14 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 2.11 t per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 2.44 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 2.27 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 4.71 t per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2016 | 4.94 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.25 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.27 t per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 6 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.01 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 7.18 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.32 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.89 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 7.89 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.12 t per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 7.89 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4565 t per square kilometre, 17.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +194.7% | 0.6416 t per square kilometre | 1.89 t per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +167.4% | 0.3028 t per square kilometre | 0.8097 t per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +133.7% | 0.3268 t per square kilometre | 0.7638 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5629 t per square kilometre | 0.3028 t per square kilometre | 0.8097 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4956 t per square kilometre | 0.1906 t per square kilometre | 0.7638 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6725 t per square kilometre | 0.3358 t per square kilometre | 0.8738 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9604 t per square kilometre | 0.6416 t per square kilometre | 1.89 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 0.8954 t per square kilometre | 2.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 t per square kilometre | 2.11 t per square kilometre | 6.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.35 t per square kilometre | 7.01 t per square kilometre | 7.89 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 rice — production, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Rice — production, per square kilometre in Senegal was 7.89 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1906 t per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.