Share of cereals allocated to human food in Senegal
Senegal: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 63.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 63.5% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Senegal peaked at 99.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2020.
That places Senegal 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.1% | — |
| 1962 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 95.3% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 86.0% | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 94.3% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 81.1% | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 98.3% | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 91.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 63.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 63.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.5% | 95.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 81.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.2% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 69.9% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.0% | 63.5% | 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Senegal?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Senegal was 63.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Senegal ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.