Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal
Senegal: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 17.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal is 17.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal peaked at 77.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 24th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.3% | — |
| 1994 | 72.2% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -64.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -6.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 17.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 17.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 72.2% | 77.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 53.6% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 19.1% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Senegal was 17.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.