Land use for vegetable oil crops in Senegal
Senegal: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 11,822 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0.3227 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3227 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 32.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.3% (2023)
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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