Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.44 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.44 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 1.44 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3896 ha per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Senegal 13th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5542 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6077 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6482 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6856 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6129 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7318 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6679 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6576 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6181 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6176 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5932 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6908 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7313 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6103 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5672 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5973 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6685 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5859 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6866 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7459 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.628 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5194 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9869 ha per square kilometre | +90.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7114 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6639 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6746 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6828 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8978 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6825 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6563 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7373 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7709 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7721 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8023 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8591 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9075 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8473 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7748 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8262 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8098 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9051 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7062 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7441 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5651 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6496 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 2016 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.44 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.44 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +90.0% | 0.5194 ha per square kilometre | 0.9869 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6332 ha per square kilometre | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | 0.7318 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.628 ha per square kilometre | 0.5672 ha per square kilometre | 0.7313 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6689 ha per square kilometre | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | 0.9869 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.808 ha per square kilometre | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9688 ha per square kilometre | 0.7748 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9436 ha per square kilometre | 0.5651 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Senegal?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal was 1.44 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3896 ha per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Senegal rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 13th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.