Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.07 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.07 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 267.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 2.1 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2358 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 23rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3766 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3428 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4467 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4268 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4569 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5256 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3355 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4571 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4347 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2789 ha per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3353 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4363 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4524 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.416 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3288 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4752 ha per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4089 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3489 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.394 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3433 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3713 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4093 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.412 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3753 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3828 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4048 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4038 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3582 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3834 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.388 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2358 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6752 ha per square kilometre | +186.3% |
| 2000 | 0.448 ha per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4531 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3949 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4561 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4232 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5079 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4417 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4171 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.651 ha per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.724 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7646 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5671 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6115 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5638 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.701 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 2016 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.07 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.07 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +186.3% | 0.2358 ha per square kilometre | 0.6752 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4259 ha per square kilometre | 0.3355 ha per square kilometre | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4024 ha per square kilometre | 0.2789 ha per square kilometre | 0.4752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | 0.412 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3986 ha per square kilometre | 0.2358 ha per square kilometre | 0.6752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4917 ha per square kilometre | 0.3949 ha per square kilometre | 0.724 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.5638 ha per square kilometre | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal was 2.07 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2358 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.