Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Senegal

Arable land in Senegal in 2023 — 3,830,000 ha. Ranked 61 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 30.6%.

2023 3.83M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 61of 206
Period maximum 3.83M ha2021
Period minimum 2.69M ha1998

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Senegal, 1961–20232.5M3M3.5M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,933,000 ha1963: 3,033,000 ha1965: 3,132,000 ha1967: 3,232,000 ha1969: 3,187,000 ha1971: 3,229,000 ha1973: 3,279,000 ha1975: 3,328,000 ha1977: 3,124,000 ha1979: 3,122,000 ha1981: 3,120,000 ha1983: 3,116,000 ha1985: 3,110,000 ha1987: 3,104,000 ha1989: 3,094,000 ha1991: 2,973,000 ha1993: 3,082,000 ha1995: 3,077,000 ha1997: 2,938,000 ha1999: 3,407,000 ha2001: 3,099,000 ha2003: 2,932,000 ha2005: 3,126,000 ha2007: 2,850,000 ha2009: 3,620,000 ha2011: 3,300,000 ha2013: 3,300,000 ha2015: 3,655,000 ha2017: 3,645,000 ha2019: 3,715,000 ha2021: 3,830,000 ha2023: 3,830,000 ha
Change over the period: +897,000 (+30.58%) Average annual rate: 0.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Senegal 3.83M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Arable land — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.83M +0 +0%
2022 3.83M +0 +0%
2021 3.83M +80,000 +2.13%
2020 3.75M +35,000 +0.94%
2019 3.72M +35,000 +0.95%
2018 3.68M +35,000 +0.96%
2017 3.65M +35,000 +0.97%
2016 3.61M −45,000 −1.23%
2015 3.66M +355,000 +10.76%
2014 3.3M +0 +0%
2013 3.3M +0 +0%
2012 3.3M +0 +0%
2011 3.3M −320,000 −8.84%
2010 3.62M +0 +0%
2009 3.62M +0 +0%
2008 3.62M +770,000 +27.02%
2007 2.85M +12,000 +0.42%
2006 2.84M −288,000 −9.21%
2005 3.13M +139,000 +4.65%
2004 2.99M +55,000 +1.88%
2003 2.93M −118,000 −3.87%
2002 3.05M −49,000 −1.58%
2001 3.1M −223,000 −6.71%
2000 3.32M −85,000 −2.49%
1999 3.41M +722,000 +26.89%
1998 2.69M −253,000 −8.61%
1997 2.94M −279,000 −8.67%
1996 3.22M +140,000 +4.55%
1995 3.08M −101,000 −3.18%
1994 3.18M +96,000 +3.11%
1993 3.08M +38,000 +1.25%
1992 3.04M +71,000 +2.39%
1991 2.97M −119,000 −3.85%
1990 3.09M −2,000 −0.06%
1989 3.09M −4,000 −0.13%
1988 3.1M −6,000 −0.19%
1987 3.1M −3,000 −0.1%
1986 3.11M −3,000 −0.1%
1985 3.11M −4,000 −0.13%
1984 3.11M −2,000 −0.06%
1983 3.12M −2,000 −0.06%
1982 3.12M −2,000 −0.06%
1981 3.12M −1,000 −0.03%
1980 3.12M −1,000 −0.03%
1979 3.12M −1,000 −0.03%
1978 3.12M −1,000 −0.03%
1977 3.12M −202,000 −6.07%
1976 3.33M −2,000 −0.06%
1975 3.33M −1,000 −0.03%
1974 3.33M +50,000 +1.52%
1973 3.28M +50,000 +1.55%
1972 3.23M +0 +0%
1971 3.23M +81,000 +2.57%
1970 3.15M −39,000 −1.22%
1969 3.19M −214,000 −6.29%
1968 3.4M +169,000 +5.23%
1967 3.23M +100,000 +3.19%
1966 3.13M +0 +0%
1965 3.13M +99,000 +3.26%
1964 3.03M +0 +0%
1963 3.03M +100,000 +3.41%
1962 2.93M +0 +0%
1961 2.93M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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