Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
Niger ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 95 Slovakia 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Switzerland 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 New Zealand 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Colombia 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Angola 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Cambodia 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.