Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0106 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0572 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 107th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0572 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0557 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0526 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0496 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0454 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.044 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0353 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0345 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0106 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0106 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0512 sq. km per person | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0572 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0389 sq. km per person | 0.0345 sq. km per person | 0.044 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 0.0337 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.012 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.214 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4391 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5098 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Senegal was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0572 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Senegal ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.