What is rice yield in Senegal?

Rice yield in Senegal was 616.5 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest rice yield recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 787.2 kg per hectare in 2010.

What is the lowest rice yield recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 320 kg per hectare in 1972.

How does Senegal rank for rice yield?

Senegal ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.

Is rice yield rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rice yield in Senegal

Name: Rice yield in Senegal
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Senegal: Rice yield was 616.5 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

616.5 kg per hectare

Change on year

down 21.7%

World rank

25th

of 37 countries

All-time high

787.2 kg per hectare

in 2010

All-time low

320 kg per hectare

in 1972

Years of data

1961–2011

Rice yield in Senegal, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice yield in Senegal is 616.5 kg per hectare, measured in 2011.

The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice yield in Senegal peaked at 787.2 kg per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 320 kg per hectare, in 1972.

Senegal ranks 25th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	470.52 kg per hectare	396.6 kg per hectare	568.1 kg per hectare	9
1970s	514.97 kg per hectare	320 kg per hectare	707.1 kg per hectare	10
1980s	581.24 kg per hectare	404.8 kg per hectare	764.5 kg per hectare	10
1990s	620.52 kg per hectare	519.3 kg per hectare	748.5 kg per hectare	10
2000s	654.05 kg per hectare	464.2 kg per hectare	770.3 kg per hectare	10
2010s	701.85 kg per hectare	616.5 kg per hectare	787.2 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Senegal

22 Tanzania 671.4 kg per hectare compare
23 Kenya 659.6 kg per hectare compare
24 Mali 640.3 kg per hectare compare
26 Guinea-Bissau 535.6 kg per hectare compare
27 Mozambique 523.3 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Senegal

Agriculture share gdp 17.08 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.08 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Rural population 44.2% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.19 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice yield in Senegal?: Rice yield in Senegal was 616.5 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest rice yield recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 787.2 kg per hectare in 2010.
What is the lowest rice yield recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 320 kg per hectare in 1972.
How does Senegal rank for rice yield?: Senegal ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
Is rice yield rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rice yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,915 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Rice yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.