Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0141 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.0141 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0345 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Senegal 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0299 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0302 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0322 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0334 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0343 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0298 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0345 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0306 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0292 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0266 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0258 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0241 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0272 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.028 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0227 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0206 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0211 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0231 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0198 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0239 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0196 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0119 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0154 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0284 ha per person | +84.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 1987 | 0.018 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0178 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0224 ha per person | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 0.015 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0171 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0191 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0138 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0207 ha per person | +56.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0195 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 ha per person | +55.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0156 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0153 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0141 ha per person | -8.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0141 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0141 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +84.8% | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0284 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0315 ha per person | 0.0292 ha per person | 0.0345 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 ha per person | 0.0198 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0195 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0284 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 5 |
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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Senegal?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Senegal was 0.0141 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0345 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.