Sorghum yields in Senegal
Senegal: Sorghum yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.71 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Senegal peaked at 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5228 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 53rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7686 tonnes per hectare | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | 0.9273 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8413 tonnes per hectare | 0.5228 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9397 tonnes per hectare | 0.7716 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7985 tonnes per hectare | 0.5927 tonnes per hectare | 0.9101 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8314 tonnes per hectare | 0.5854 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9309 tonnes per hectare | 0.6389 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 1.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 South Korea 1.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Moldova 1.73 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 Ecuador 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Cameroon 1.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 El Salvador 1.61 tonnes per hectare compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Senegal?
- Sorghum yields in Senegal was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5228 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for sorghum yields?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.