FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Cow peas, dry production in Senegal

In 2024 Senegal produced 212,909 t of cow peas, dry, the 8th largest in the world (2.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 423%. The record was 253,897 t in 2020. Area harvested: 300,395 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 212,909 t
World rank: 8 of 41
10-year change: +423%
Record: 253,897 t; 2020

Cow peas, dry in Senegal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Senegal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 2.1%; 0.68% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.7; world 0.6 (+11%)
kg per person: 11.5; world 1.24
10-year change: +423%; world +70%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
6	Mali	240,297	2.4%
7	Tanzania	221,423	2.2%
8	Senegal	212,909	2.1%
9	Benin	184,466	1.8%
10	Sudan	182,149	1.8%

Full ranking of 41 countries

Map of world production of cow peas, dry

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Senegal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	212,909	−4.0%	300,395	0.71
2023	221,798	+46%	313,474	0.71
2022	152,211	−36%	293,854	0.52
2021	239,194	−5.8%	288,888	0.83
2020	253,897	+66%	289,895	0.88
2019	152,753	+30%	257,216	0.59
2018	117,784	+12%	203,059	0.58
2017	105,016	+27%	183,422	0.57
2016	82,875	+34%	162,990	0.51
2015	62,032	+52%	153,142	0.41
2014	40,688	−26%	123,111	0.33
2013	55,015	−8.1%	129,206	0.43
2012	59,894	+113%	143,600	0.42
2011	28,110	−42%	94,530	0.30
2010	48,880	−44%	128,244	0.38
2009	86,625	−31%	215,783	0.40
2008	126,423	+111%	272,104	0.46
2007	59,812	+13%	168,825	0.35
2006	52,931	−43%	193,462	0.27
2005	92,878	+675%	221,907	0.42
2004	11,984	−65%	188,181	0.06
2003	34,705	+171%	145,487	0.24
2002	12,805	−60%	132,596	0.10
2001	31,720	−33%	90,685	0.35
2000	47,290	−30%	146,464	0.32
1999	68,000	+67%	170,000	0.40
1998	40,620	+23%	123,365	0.33
1997	33,131	+61%	88,000	0.38
1996	20,626	−51%	88,623	0.23
1995	41,911	+45%	97,479	0.43
1994	28,980	−34%	91,504	0.32
1993	43,993	+161%	118,432	0.37
1992	16,833	+0.9%	73,653	0.23
1991	16,679	+36%	50,744	0.33
1990	12,242	−54%	45,334	0.27
1989	26,350	+8.0%	64,809	0.41
1988	24,405	−15%	70,687	0.35
1987	28,625	−48%	71,480	0.40
1986	54,863	−17%	117,607	0.47
1985	65,966	+318%	120,716	0.55
1984	15,795	+23%	52,498	0.30
1983	12,858	+18%	39,433	0.33
1982	10,889	−58%	45,886	0.24
1981	25,800	+24%	59,183	0.44
1980	20,889	+32%	50,000	0.42
1979	15,800	−30%	46,500	0.34
1978	22,565	+93%	62,417	0.36
1977	11,719	−3.1%	57,223	0.20
1976	12,100	−51%	62,400	0.19
1975	24,462	+11%	62,000	0.39
1974	22,103	+36%	59,394	0.37
1973	16,240	+50%	52,930	0.31
1972	10,805	−58%	86,392	0.13
1971	25,900	+46%	70,800	0.37
1970	17,800	−21%	63,100	0.28
1969	22,600	+32%	71,200	0.32
1968	17,100	−44%	69,600	0.25
1967	30,350	+67%	99,100	0.31
1966	18,200	+30%	85,900	0.21
1965	14,000	−18%	54,000	0.26
1964	17,000	+21%	51,000	0.33
1963	14,000	+6.1%	51,000	0.27
1962	13,200	+10%	49,000	0.27
1961	12,000	—	48,000	0.25

Trade, 2024

Exports: 1 t USD 2,000
Exporter rank: 55 of 56
Imports: 10 t USD 142,000
Importer rank: 76 of 101

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers

Questions and answers

What is the production of cow peas, dry in Senegal?

Senegal produced 212,909 t in 2024, 2.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Senegal rank in the world for production of cow peas, dry?

Senegal ranked 8th of 41 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 42.4% of the world total.

How has the production of cow peas, dry in Senegal changed?

It rose by 423% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +70% for the world. The record was 253,897 t in 2020.

What is the yield of cow peas, dry in Senegal?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (212,909 t from 300,395 ha), against a world average of 0.6 t/ha.

Does Senegal export or import cow peas, dry?

In 2024 Senegal reported exports of 1 t (USD 2,000) and imports of 10 t (USD 142,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Senegal is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.