What is the highest surface area recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 196,710 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 196,710 sq. km in 1961.

How does Senegal rank for surface area?

Senegal ranks 87th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Senegal

Name: Surface area in Senegal
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Senegal: Surface area was 196,710 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

196,710 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

87th

of 216 countries

All-time high

196,710 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

196,710 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Senegal, 1961–2023

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Senegal stood at 196,710 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Senegal peaked at 196,710 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 196,710 sq. km, in 1961.

Senegal ranks 87th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Surface area in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Senegal, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	196,710 sq. km	—
1962	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

Senegal's 196,710 sq. km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,950 sq. km, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Senegal's 196,710 sq. km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298,330 sq. km, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	9
1970s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	10
1980s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	10
1990s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	10
2000s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	10
2010s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	10
2020s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

84 Guyana 214,970 sq. km compare
85 Belarus 207,629 sq. km compare
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,950 sq. km compare
88 Syria 185,180 sq. km compare
89 Cambodia 181,040 sq. km compare
90 Uruguay 176,220 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Senegal?: Surface area in Senegal was 196,710 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 196,710 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 196,710 sq. km in 1961.
How does Senegal rank for surface area?: Senegal ranks 87th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.