Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Senegal
Senegal: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 15,992 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Senegal is 15,992 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Senegal peaked at 54,439 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1964.
Senegal ranks 41st of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 804 ha | +60.8% |
| 1963 | 2,023 ha | +151.6% |
| 1964 | 100 ha | -95.1% |
| 1965 | 400 ha | +300.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +150.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 ha | +200.0% |
| 1968 | 6,400 ha | +113.3% |
| 1969 | 9,808 ha | +53.2% |
| 1970 | 13,600 ha | +38.7% |
| 1971 | 18,318 ha | +34.7% |
| 1972 | 20,359 ha | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 28,630 ha | +40.6% |
| 1974 | 38,588 ha | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 37,483 ha | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 43,845 ha | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 47,109 ha | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 48,299 ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 30,908 ha | -36.0% |
| 1980 | 29,913 ha | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 31,997 ha | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 42,018 ha | +31.3% |
| 1983 | 33,353 ha | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 46,337 ha | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 38,849 ha | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 25,482 ha | -34.4% |
| 1987 | 28,878 ha | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 38,558 ha | +33.5% |
| 1989 | 24,183 ha | -37.3% |
| 1990 | 43,341 ha | +79.2% |
| 1991 | 44,164 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 44,772 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 43,724 ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 33,946 ha | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 35,015 ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 50,308 ha | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 54,439 ha | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 45,209 ha | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 21,178 ha | -53.2% |
| 2000 | 22,265 ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 31,501 ha | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 35,478 ha | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 46,161 ha | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 43,557 ha | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 38,254 ha | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 43,769 ha | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 43,157 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 32,515 ha | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 22,743 ha | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 27,586 ha | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 26,643 ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 33,744 ha | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 33,694 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 32,260 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 25,057 ha | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 30,593 ha | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 20,572 ha | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 20,931 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 21,736 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 17,553 ha | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 18,572 ha | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 17,391 ha | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 15,454 ha | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 15,992 ha | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,671 ha | 100 ha | 9,808 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,714 ha | 13,600 ha | 48,299 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,957 ha | 24,183 ha | 46,337 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,610 ha | 21,178 ha | 54,439 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,940 ha | 22,265 ha | 46,161 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,282 ha | 20,572 ha | 33,744 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,992 ha | 15,454 ha | 18,572 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 38 Somalia 18,571 ha compare
- 39 South Africa 18,385 ha compare
- 40 Kenya 16,469 ha compare
- 42 Ghana 15,000 ha compare
- 43 Bangladesh 14,724 ha compare
- 44 Madagascar 13,122 ha 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Senegal?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Senegal was 15,992 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 54,439 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1964.
- How does Senegal rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.