> In 2024 Senegal produced 1.8 million t of all roots and tubers, the 61st largest in the world (0.20% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 661%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/senegal/

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# All roots and tubers production in Senegal

In 2024 Senegal produced 1.8 million t of all roots and tubers, the 61st largest in the world (0.20% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 661%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 113,238 ha, yield 16.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 20241.8 million t
World rank61 of 192
10-year change+661%
Record1.8 million t2024

## All roots and tubers in Senegal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Senegal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.20%0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha16.3world 13.1 (+24%)
kg per person99.5world 116
10-year change+661%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 59 | [Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/spain/) | 1,971,170 | 0.21% |
| 60 | [Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 1,926,753 | 0.20% |
| 61 | **Senegal** | 1,841,629 | 0.20% |
| 62 | [Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/congo-brazzaville/) | 1,806,580 | 0.19% |
| 63 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/niger/) | 1,768,399 | 0.19% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

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 | 1,841,629 | +4.5% | 113,238 | 16.26 |
| 2023 | 1,763,143 | +5.1% | 112,808 | 15.63 |
| 2022 | 1,678,177 | +0.1% | 111,574 | 15.04 |
| 2021 | 1,676,674 | −0.5% | 110,617 | 15.16 |
| 2020 | 1,685,889 | +27% | 111,081 | 15.18 |
| 2019 | 1,329,229 | +30% | 99,325 | 13.38 |
| 2018 | 1,021,238 | +13% | 74,865 | 13.64 |
| 2017 | 906,369 | +44% | 69,190 | 13.10 |
| 2016 | 630,116 | +66% | 48,250 | 13.06 |
| 2015 | 379,489 | +57% | 36,568 | 10.38 |
| 2014 | 241,966 | −1.8% | 24,602 | 9.84 |
| 2013 | 246,469 | +2.9% | 25,553 | 9.65 |
| 2012 | 239,472 | +15% | 25,204 | 9.50 |
| 2011 | 207,979 | −22% | 22,790 | 9.13 |
| 2010 | 266,236 | −22% | 28,056 | 9.49 |
| 2009 | 340,533 | −65% | 34,668 | 9.82 |
| 2008 | 963,691 | +170% | 115,055 | 8.38 |
| 2007 | 356,312 | +117% | 63,248 | 5.63 |
| 2006 | 164,325 | −48% | 21,338 | 7.70 |
| 2005 | 314,500 | −28% | 27,536 | 11.42 |
| 2004 | 435,215 | +103% | 61,130 | 7.12 |
| 2003 | 214,846 | +37% | 37,606 | 5.71 |
| 2002 | 156,472 | −17% | 25,601 | 6.11 |
| 2001 | 187,595 | +4.2% | 32,188 | 5.83 |
| 2000 | 180,035 | +30% | 31,808 | 5.66 |
| 1999 | 138,357 | +56% | 23,924 | 5.78 |
| 1998 | 88,748 | +53% | 15,827 | 5.61 |
| 1997 | 58,187 | +25% | 21,324 | 2.73 |
| 1996 | 46,626 | −35% | 14,929 | 3.12 |
| 1995 | 72,131 | −19% | 18,602 | 3.88 |
| 1994 | 88,889 | +61% | 31,814 | 2.79 |
| 1993 | 55,099 | −8.4% | 16,565 | 3.33 |
| 1992 | 60,159 | +44% | 22,507 | 2.67 |
| 1991 | 41,763 | −51% | 11,311 | 3.69 |
| 1990 | 84,647 | +13% | 21,063 | 4.02 |
| 1989 | 75,202 | +5.2% | 17,348 | 4.33 |
| 1988 | 71,453 | −0.3% | 17,395 | 4.11 |
| 1987 | 71,664 | −23% | 15,844 | 4.52 |
| 1986 | 92,944 | +91% | 22,489 | 4.13 |
| 1985 | 48,755 | +32% | 10,231 | 4.77 |
| 1984 | 36,979 | +5.4% | 8,899 | 4.16 |
| 1983 | 35,088 | −29% | 8,705 | 4.03 |
| 1982 | 49,225 | −1.0% | 10,872 | 4.53 |
| 1981 | 49,707 | +21% | 9,896 | 5.02 |
| 1980 | 41,000 | +8.2% | 9,890 | 4.15 |
| 1979 | 37,877 | −61% | 9,807 | 3.86 |
| 1978 | 96,334 | +9.6% | 19,596 | 4.92 |
| 1977 | 87,931 | +13% | 21,208 | 4.15 |
| 1976 | 77,600 | −35% | 28,860 | 2.69 |
| 1975 | 119,654 | −8.9% | 40,550 | 2.95 |
| 1974 | 131,305 | −6.9% | 38,346 | 3.42 |
| 1973 | 140,992 | −11% | 31,478 | 4.48 |
| 1972 | 157,932 | +7.2% | 42,275 | 3.74 |
| 1971 | 147,305 | −17% | 34,400 | 4.28 |
| 1970 | 177,500 | −11% | 41,150 | 4.31 |
| 1969 | 198,628 | −22% | 43,228 | 4.59 |
| 1968 | 256,110 | −1.2% | 71,133 | 3.60 |
| 1967 | 259,324 | +1.6% | 66,697 | 3.89 |
| 1966 | 255,326 | +58% | 66,798 | 3.82 |
| 1965 | 161,475 | −3.9% | 39,525 | 4.09 |
| 1964 | 168,000 | −3.4% | 34,700 | 4.84 |
| 1963 | 174,000 | −1.4% | 36,900 | 4.72 |
| 1962 | 176,500 | +7.9% | 40,800 | 4.33 |
| 1961 | 163,652 | — | 39,268 | 4.17 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of roots and tubers in Senegal?

Senegal produced 1.8 million t in 2024, 0.20% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Senegal rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Senegal ranked 61st of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of roots and tubers in Senegal changed?

It rose by 661% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.

### What is the yield of roots and tubers in Senegal?

16.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.8 million t from 113,238 ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

### 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 estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

## Other products of Senegal

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[Agricultural production in Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/country/senegal/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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