Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0128 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.0128 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.041 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 62nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1968 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +185.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +186.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 1975 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1988 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -47.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +113.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -72.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +185.6% | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +186.2% | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 59 Peru 0.0131 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Costa Rica 0.0131 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 New Caledonia 0.013 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Palestine 0.0123 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Myanmar 0.0105 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Portugal 0.0104 ha per square kilometre compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0128 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.041 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.