Sugar cane yields in Senegal
Senegal: Sugar cane yields was 114.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Senegal, 1972–2024
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 114.02 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Senegal peaked at 120.1 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 1st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.73 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 84.45 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 1980s | 107.9 tonnes per hectare | 97.14 tonnes per hectare | 114.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.56 tonnes per hectare | 108.97 tonnes per hectare | 120.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.58 tonnes per hectare | 107.59 tonnes per hectare | 116.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.09 tonnes per hectare | 113.37 tonnes per hectare | 114.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.23 tonnes per hectare | 114.02 tonnes per hectare | 114.72 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
- 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 sugar cane yields in Senegal?
- Sugar cane yields in Senegal was 114.02 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 120.1 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for sugar cane yields?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Sugar cane 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.