Share cereal human food in Senegal
Senegal: Share cereal human food was 63.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
63.53
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
87th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.45
in 1972
All-time low
61.95
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 63.53 for share cereal 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 cereal human food in Senegal peaked at 99.45 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 61.95, in 2020.
That places Senegal 87th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.1 | 98.91 | 99.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.46 | 95.3 | 99.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5 | 81.08 | 98.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.19 | 87.99 | 98.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.29 | 86.17 | 93.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8 | 69.94 | 90.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.59 | 61.95 | 63.53 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
- Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.08 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.08 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Senegal?
- Share cereal human food in Senegal was 63.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.45 in 1972.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.95 in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share cereal human food?
- Senegal ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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