Oil palm fruit yields in Senegal
Senegal: Oil palm fruit yields was 10.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 10.91 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Senegal peaked at 11.43 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 tonnes per hectare | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.87 tonnes per hectare | 10.68 tonnes per hectare | 11.15 tonnes per hectare | 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 oil palm fruit yields in Senegal?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Senegal was 10.91 tonnes per hectare 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.