Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Senegal

Arable land per capita in Senegal in 2023 — 0.2119 ha/person. Ranked 57 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 75.2%.

2023 0.2119 ha/person −2.36% vs 2022
World rank 57of 206
Period maximum 0.8535 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2119 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Senegal, 1961–202300.250.50.75119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.8535 ha/person1963: 0.8342 ha/person1965: 0.8136 ha/person1967: 0.7914 ha/person1969: 0.7352 ha/person1971: 0.7017 ha/person1973: 0.6712 ha/person1975: 0.6436 ha/person1977: 0.5743 ha/person1979: 0.5474 ha/person1981: 0.5202 ha/person1983: 0.4927 ha/person1985: 0.4653 ha/person1987: 0.4383 ha/person1989: 0.4124 ha/person1991: 0.3743 ha/person1993: 0.3671 ha/person1995: 0.3478 ha/person1997: 0.3165 ha/person1999: 0.3501 ha/person2001: 0.3034 ha/person2003: 0.2735 ha/person2005: 0.2782 ha/person2007: 0.2421 ha/person2009: 0.2934 ha/person2011: 0.2547 ha/person2013: 0.2407 ha/person2015: 0.2505 ha/person2017: 0.2355 ha/person2019: 0.2272 ha/person2021: 0.2224 ha/person2023: 0.2119 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.6417 (−75.18%) Average annual rate: -2.22 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 0.2119 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2119 −0.0051 −2.36%
2022 0.217 −0.0054 −2.44%
2021 0.2224 −0.001 −0.43%
2020 0.2234 −0.0038 −1.68%
2019 0.2272 −0.0041 −1.76%
2018 0.2312 −0.0043 −1.83%
2017 0.2355 −0.0046 −1.9%
2016 0.2401 −0.0103 −4.13%
2015 0.2505 +0.0173 +7.41%
2014 0.2332 −0.0075 −3.12%
2013 0.2407 −0.0072 −2.92%
2012 0.2479 −0.0067 −2.64%
2011 0.2547 −0.0318 −11.12%
2010 0.2865 −0.0069 −2.36%
2009 0.2934 −0.007 −2.34%
2008 0.3004 +0.0583 +24.08%
2007 0.2421 −0.0046 −1.88%
2006 0.2468 −0.0314 −11.3%
2005 0.2782 +0.0061 +2.23%
2004 0.2721 −0.0013 −0.49%
2003 0.2735 −0.0179 −6.15%
2002 0.2914 −0.012 −3.96%
2001 0.3034 −0.0298 −8.95%
2000 0.3333 −0.0169 −4.82%
1999 0.3501 +0.0676 +23.92%
1998 0.2825 −0.0339 −10.72%
1997 0.3165 −0.0383 −10.8%
1996 0.3548 +0.007 +2.03%
1995 0.3478 −0.0207 −5.63%
1994 0.3685 +0.0014 +0.39%
1993 0.3671 −0.0056 −1.5%
1992 0.3727 −0.0016 −0.44%
1991 0.3743 −0.0262 −6.54%
1990 0.4005 −0.0119 −2.89%
1989 0.4124 −0.0126 −2.96%
1988 0.425 −0.0133 −3.04%
1987 0.4383 −0.0134 −2.97%
1986 0.4517 −0.0136 −2.93%
1985 0.4653 −0.0138 −2.88%
1984 0.4791 −0.0136 −2.75%
1983 0.4927 −0.0137 −2.71%
1982 0.5064 −0.0138 −2.66%
1981 0.5202 −0.0137 −2.56%
1980 0.5339 −0.0135 −2.47%
1979 0.5474 −0.0134 −2.39%
1978 0.5609 −0.0134 −2.34%
1977 0.5743 −0.0522 −8.34%
1976 0.6265 −0.0171 −2.65%
1975 0.6436 −0.0183 −2.76%
1974 0.6619 −0.0093 −1.39%
1973 0.6712 −0.0098 −1.44%
1972 0.681 −0.0207 −2.95%
1971 0.7017 −0.0032 −0.45%
1970 0.7048 −0.0304 −4.13%
1969 0.7352 −0.0731 −9.05%
1968 0.8083 +0.0169 +2.13%
1967 0.7914 +0.0014 +0.17%
1966 0.7901 −0.0235 −2.89%
1965 0.8136 +0.0027 +0.33%
1964 0.8108 −0.0233 −2.8%
1963 0.8342 +0.0044 +0.53%
1962 0.8298 −0.0237 −2.78%
1961 0.8535

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.