Land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal
Senegal: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 11,822 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,822 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 44 countries
All-time high
11,904 hectares
in 2019
All-time low
4,000 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal is 11,822 hectares, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal peaked at 11,904 hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1991.
Senegal ranks 35th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,000 hectares | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 5,000 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 6,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 hectares | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 6,900 hectares | +38.0% |
| 1996 | 6,000 hectares | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,400 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 6,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,500 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 hectares | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,100 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,500 hectares | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 9,000 hectares | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 10,500 hectares | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 10,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11,200 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11,071 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11,576 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 11,282 hectares | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11,316 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11,607 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11,904 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 11,853 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 11,788 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,848 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11,830 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11,822 hectares | -0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 11,822 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,858 hectares, 28% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 11,822 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,700 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,470 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 6,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,210 hectares | 6,500 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,196 hectares | 10,500 hectares | 11,904 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,828 hectares | 11,788 hectares | 11,853 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal was 11,822 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11,904 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1991.
- How does Senegal rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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