Senegal rankings 2026: where Senegal places in 93 global Top 10s
Senegal is #1 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 5 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
This is the complete picture of Senegal across Top10Earth: 93 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields, where it is measured at 114.02 tonnes per hectare (Sugar cane yield) as of 2026-11-02. Senegal holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 5 rankings.
Where Senegal is number one
These are the rankings Senegal currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.
- Countries with the highest sugar cane yields: 114.02 tonnes per hectare (Sugar cane yield), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Malawi with 107.51 tonnes per hectare.
Top 10 finishes
Senegal is inside the top 10 of 4 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #4 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income with 150.69 %, behind Mongolia (181.86 %) and ahead of Suriname. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature with 28.52 °C, behind United Arab Emirates (28.85 °C) and ahead of Niger. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #8 in Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) with 41.81 % of exports of goods, services and primary income, behind Colombia (43 % of exports of goods, services and primary income) and ahead of Pakistan. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-29.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting with 10.2 %, behind Laos (10.7 %) and ahead of Cambodia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Senegal by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Senegal holds 22 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (10.2 %), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia (50.9 % of pregnant women), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children (67.9 %) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (10.2 % of children under 5). 18 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Senegal holds 21 positions: #5 of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (28.52 °C), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (44.73 micrograms per cubic metre), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol (86.45 %) and #21 of 50 in Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution (41.65 micrograms per cubic meter). 17 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Senegal holds 20 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income (150.69 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) (41.81 % of exports of goods, services and primary income), #21 of 50 in Countries receiving the most development aid (1,859.61 current US$ million) and #23 of 50 in Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) (6.06 %). 16 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Senegal holds 15 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields (114.02 tonnes per hectare), #22 of 50 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (91.31 % of total freshwater withdrawal), #23 of 44 in Countries with the highest palm oil yields (10.91 tonnes per hectare) and #33 of 50 in Countries producing the most rice (1,580 thousand tonnes). 11 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Senegal holds 13 positions: #25 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (36.5 µg/m³), #35 of 49 in Countries producing the most palm oil (14 thousand tonnes), #39 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (3,163.84 thousand people) and #40 of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (2.36 thousand hectares per year). 9 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Senegal holds 2 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (29.92 %) and #26 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (6.16 % of GDP).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Senegal moved in 83 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #13 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #14 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #15 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #17 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #18 in Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective (2026-11-02).
Where Senegal ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Senegal's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries whose largest city has the most people (3,658.64 thousand people), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate (36.5 per 1,000 live births) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest infant mortality rates (2.89 deaths per 100 live births). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Senegal
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · 114.02 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 150.69 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 28.52 °C · 2026-10-29
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 41.81 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 10.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of students from abroad · 29.92 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 44.73 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 50.9 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 67.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 10.2 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 89.39 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,859.61 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 86.45 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #22 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 91.31 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 86.16 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 10.91 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 6.06 % · 2026-10-31
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 17.89 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 16.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 6.68 % · 2026-10-28
- #25 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 10.64 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 36.5 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 37.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 10.64 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 6.16 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.13 % · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · 66.7 % · 2026-10-31
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 12.6 % · 2026-11-01
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 8.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 3.14 million · 2026-10-29
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 3,135.02 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 2.74 % · 2026-10-28
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 13.5k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the largest external debt · 47.15 DOD, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 237.44 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 16.2 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 1,580 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.77 · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 6.27 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.11 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 90 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 14 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 29.18 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 14.8 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 3.82 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 11.82 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.3 % · 2026-10-28
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 7.02 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 20.75 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 500.08 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.23 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 500.08 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 26.67 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 70.62 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 56.4 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 28.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 3,163.84 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 2.36 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.36 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 21.45 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #41 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 17.08 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #41 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 515 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 9.42 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 9.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.25 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 4.26 annual % · 2026-10-29
- #42 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 2,997.3 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 36.78 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · 33.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 6.14 % · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 89 species · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement · 3.1 million tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement · 0.21 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 502.15 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 1.5 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 61 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 19.31 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries by net capital account · 272.98 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #46 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 142 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 19.22 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 17.9 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 17.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 2,600 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 13.07 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 0.25 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 44.33 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 82.9 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 21 · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 41.46 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 2.89 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries whose largest city has the most people · 3,658.64 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 36.5 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Senegal's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Senegal
What is Senegal's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields, with 114.02 tonnes per hectare (Sugar cane yield) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Senegal?
93 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.
Is Senegal in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 5 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields, #4 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income and #5 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.